/ˈrebl/
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Translation
A person who fights against the people in power, or who refuses to follow the rules.
Word origin
From Latin rebellis, meaning making war again, from re plus bellum, meaning war.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- rebellis
- English cognates
- rebellion
Grammar
Gender
Pluralrebels
Examples
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A rebel fights against a government or a person in power.
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Informally, a rebel is anyone who does not like following rules.
unfair .
The verb is to rebel; note the stress moves to the end, reBEL.
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