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   rebellious

   /rɪˈbɛljəs/

   adjective

   • 1. showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention: "I became very rebellious and opted out" Similar defiantdisobedientinsubordinateunrulyungovernableunmanageableuncontrollableturbulentmutinouswaywardobstreperousrecalcitrantrefractoryintractableresistantdissentientdisaffectedmalcontentnonconformistinformal:bolshiearchaic:contumaciousOpposite conformistcompliant
   • ▪ engaged in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or leader: "the rebellious republics" Similar rebelinsurgentmutinousdisorderlylawlessout of controlmutinyingrebellingriotingriotousrevolutionaryseditioussubversivebreakawaytraitorousrenegaderare:insurrectionaryinsurrectionistOpposite obedientlaw-abiding
   • ▪ (of a thing) not easily controlled or kept in place: "he smoothed back a rebellious lock of hair"

   Derivatives

   • 1. rebelliously adverb
   • 2. rebelliousness noun

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   What does it mean if a group of people is rebellious?

   • If a group of people are rebellious, they oppose the ideas of those in authority and plan to change the system, often using force. Individuals who are rebellious are difficult to control and do not behave in the way that is expected. 老师们认为那群人是不服管教、惹是生非的。

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   What does rebellious mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! REBELLIOUS definition: 1. If a group of people are rebellious, they oppose the ideas of the people in authority and plan…. Learn more.

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   What is the meaning of rebel?

   • 1. a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against a government or ruler. 2. a person who resists any authority, control, or tradition. 3. (usu. cap.) a Confederate soldier: used chiefly by Northerners. 4. rebellious; defiant. 5. of or pertaining to rebels. 6. to act as a rebel. 7. to show or feel utter repugnance.

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   Where did the word rebellious come from?

   • The first records of the word rebellious come from the 1400s. It and related words, like rebel and rebellion, are derived from the Latin bell (um), which means “war” and is also the root of war-related words like antebellum, belligerent, and bellicose.

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     REBELLIOUS translate: （常使用武力）反叛的，造反的，反抗的, 桀驁不馴的;難以控制的;難對付的....

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   A rebellious person likes to challenge authority and break the rules every now and then. A really rebellious group tries to overthrow the government. Being rebellious is part of the American character.

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