rebeldia

Portuguese

Etymology

From rebelde +‎ -ia or from Spanish rebeldía.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.bewˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/ [he.beʊ̯ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.bewˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/ [he.beʊ̯ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.bewˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/ [χe.beʊ̯ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.bewˈd͡ʒi.a/ [he.beʊ̯ˈd͡ʒi.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.bɛlˈdi.ɐ/ [ʁɨ.βɛɫˈdi.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: re‧bel‧di‧a

Noun

rebeldia f (plural rebeldias)

1. rebelliousness (act of rebelling)
2. rebelliousness (rebel quality)
3. stubbornness, pertinacity
4. opposition, resistance
5. disobedience, rebellion

Related terms

• rebelde
• rebelião

Further reading

• “rebeldia” in Dicionário Online de Português.
• “rebeldia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “rebeldia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.