rebellion
noun
- act of refusing allegiance to an authority or compliance with an authority's command
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English rebellioun, rebellion, from Old French rebellion, from Latin rebelliō. Equivalent for rebel + -ion.
- Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
“The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.”
- Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.
“Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.”
- An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
“The army general led a successful rebellion and became president of the country.”