rebel

See also: Rebel

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English rebel, rebell, 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”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: rĕbʹəl, IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛbəl/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

rebel (plural rebels)

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

Related terms

• rebellion
• rebellious

Translations

person who resists an established authority

• Arabic: مُتَمَرِّد m (mutamarrid), مُتَمَرِّدَة f (mutamarrida), ثَائِر m (ṯāʔir)
• Armenian: ապստամբ (hy) (apstamb)
• Azerbaijani: üsyançı, qiyamçı
• Belarusian: бунтаўшчы́к m (buntaŭščýk), паўста́нец m (paŭstánjec), бунта́р m (buntár)
• Bulgarian: бунтовник (bg) m (buntovnik), бунта́р (bg) m (buntár)
• Burmese: သူပုန် (my) (supun)
• Catalan: rebel (ca) m or f
• Chechen: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反叛者 (fǎnpànzhě), 起義者／起义者 (qǐyìzhě), 起义者 (qǐyìzhě)

• Czech: povstalec m, rebel (cs) m, buřič m, vzbouřenec m
• Danish: rebel c, oprører c
• Dutch: rebel (nl), opstandeling (nl) m
• Egyptian: (sbj)
• Finnish: kapinallinen (fi), niskoittelija (fi), niskuri
• French: rebelle (fr) m
• Georgian: მეამბოხე (meamboxe), მეჯანყე (meǯanq̇e)
• German: Rebell (de) m, Aufrührer (de) m
• Greek: αντάρτης (el) m (antártis)
• Hebrew: מוֹרֵד m (moréd)
• Hindi: बागी (hi) m (bāgī), विद्रोही (hi) m (vidrohī)
• Hungarian: lázadó (hu)
• Italian: ribelle (it) m or f
• Japanese: 反逆者 (はんぎゃくしゃ, hangyakusha)
• Kazakh: бүлікші (bülıkşı)
• Korean: 반역자 (ko) (banyeokja)
• Kyrgyz: козголоңчу (kozgoloŋcu)
• Latin: rebellis m
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• Latvian: nemiernieks m
• Lithuanian: maištininkas m, maištininkė f, sukilėlis m, sukilėlė f
• Macedonian: бунтовник m (buntovnik)
• Malay: pemberontak
• Maori: kaiwhana, hauhau
• Norman: révolté m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: opprører m, rebell m

  Nynorsk: opprørar m, rebell m

• Persian: شورشی (fa) (šureši)
• Polish: buntownik (pl) m; powstaniec (pl) m
• Portuguese: rebelde (pt) m or f
• Russian: бунтовщи́к (ru) (buntovščík), повста́нец (ru) m (povstánec), мяте́жник (ru) m (mjatéžnik), бунта́рь (ru) m (buntárʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: побуњѐнӣк m, побуњѐница f

  Roman: pobunjènīk (sh) m, pobunjènica (sh) f

• Slovak: povstalec m, burič m, vzbúrenec m
• Slovene: upornik (sl) m
• Spanish: rebelde (es) m or f
• Swedish: rebell (sv) c, upprorsman m
• Tajik: шӯришгар (šürišgar)
• Thai: กบฏ (th) (gà-bòt)
• Turkish: isyancı (tr)
• Turkmen: gozgalaňçy
• Ukrainian: бунтівни́к (uk) m (buntivnýk), повста́нець m (povstánecʹ), бунта́р (uk) m (buntár)
• Uyghur: ئىسيانچى (isyanchi), غەلىيانچى (gheliyanchi)
• Uzbek: isyonchi (uz), qoʻzgʻolonchi (uz)

Etymology 2

From Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellō (“I wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“I wage war”). Doublet of revel.

Pronunciation

• enPR: rĭ-bĕlʹ, IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈbɛl/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

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

Synonyms

• defy

Antonyms

• obey
• submit

Translations

to resist or become defiant towards

• Arabic: تَمَرَّدَ (tamarrada), (imperfect) يَتَمَرَّدُ (yatamarradu)

  Egyptian Arabic: اتمرد (itmárrad)

• Armenian: ապստամբել (hy) (apstambel)
• Chechen: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反叛 (zh) (fǎnpàn), 造反 (zh) (zàofǎn), 反抗 (zh) (fǎnkàng), 起義／起义 (zh) (qǐyì), 起义 (zh) (qǐyì)

• Czech: bouřit se
• Danish: rebel
• Dutch: rebelleren (nl), opstaan (nl)
• Esperanto: ribeli
• Finnish: kapinoida (fi), niskuroida (fi)
• French: se rebeller (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: rebellieren (de), sich auflehnen, aufbegehren (de)
• Greek: επαναστατήσει (el) (epanastatísei)
• Hebrew: מָרַד (he) (marád)
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• Italian: ribellarsi (it)
• Japanese: 背く (ja) (somuku), 抗う (ja) (aragau), 反逆する (hangyaku suru), 反抗する (ja) (hankō suru)
• Korean: 모반한 위하여 (mobanhan wihayeo)
• Latin: rebellō
• Lithuanian: maištauti
• Maori: whana
• Polish: buntować się (pl)
• Portuguese: rebelar (pt)
• Russian: бунтова́ть (ru) (buntovátʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: èirich
• Serbo-Croatian: búniti (sh), pobúniti (sh)
• Spanish: rebelarse (es)
• Swahili: kuasi (+ direct object) (sw)
• Swedish: göra uppror, rebellera (sv), resa sig
• Thai: ก่อกบฏ (gɔ̀ɔ-gà-bòt)
• Turkish: isyan etmek (tr)

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Catalan

Noun

rebel m (plural rebels)

1. rebel

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Czech

Noun

1. rebel

Synonyms

• povstalec m

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Dutch

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: re‧bel

Noun

rebel m (plural rebellen, diminutive rebelletje n)

1. rebel

Synonyms

• opstandeling

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis.

Alternative forms

• rebell, rebelle, rabell, reble, rebul, rebyll

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛbɛl/, /ˈrɛbəl/, /ˈrɛːbəl/

Noun

rebel (plural rebels or rebelx)

1. A sinner (as one who rebels against a deity)
2. (Late Middle English) A rebel (combatant against the extant government)
3. (Late Middle English) One who refuses to follow directives or regulations; a rulebreaker.
4. (Late Middle English, rare) An uprising or revolt against one's authorities.
5. (Late Middle English, rare) One's opponent; an opposing individual.

Derived terms

• rebellen
• rebellioun
• rebellious
• rebelnes
• rebelloure
• rebellyng
• rebelte

Descendants

• English: rebel
• Scots: rebel

References

• “rebel (n.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-16.
• “rebel (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-16.

Adjective

rebel

1. Revolting, treasonous, rebelling; leading an insurrection or fighting authorities.
2. Sinful, iniquitous; defying the words or commands of a divine authority.
3. Showing disobedience, undutiful; refusing to follow orders, laws, or rules.
4. (rare) Refractory, set in one's ways or opinions.
5. (rare) Impatient, overly hurried or quick.

References

• “rebel (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-16.

Etymology 2

From Old French rebeller.

Verb

rebel

1. Alternative form of rebellen