rebel

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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).

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Singular
rebel

Plural
rebels

rebel (plural rebels)

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

Third person singular
rebels

Simple past
rebelled

Past participle
rebelled

Present participle
rebelling

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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rebel m.

  1. rebel

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