rebel

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Related terms 1.1.2.2 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“‘waging war again; insurgent’”), from rebellō (“‘I wage war again, fight back’”), from re- (“‘again, back’”) + bellō (“‘I wage war’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: rĕbʹəl, IPA: /ˈɹɛbəl/, SAMPA: /"rEb@l/
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[edit] Noun

rebel (plural rebels)

1. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.

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• rebellion
• rebellious

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellō (“‘I wage war again, fight back’”), from re- (“‘again, back’”) + bellō (“‘I wage war’”).

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• (UK) enPR: rĭ-bĕlʹ, IPA: /rɪˈbɛl, SAMPA: /rI"bEl/
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• Rhymes: -ɛl

[edit] Verb

to rebel (third-person singular simple present rebels, present participle rebelling, simple past and past participle rebelled)

1. (intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority.

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[edit] Czech

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[edit] Noun

rebel m.

1. rebel

[edit] Synonyms

• povstalec m.