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Meaning of rebel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˈɹɛbəl

Definitions

  1. A surname from German.
  2. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
  3. A person who resists an established authority, often violently
  4. A Confederate soldier; of the American Civil War.
    US
  5. Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier
  6. Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier.
    US, historical
  7. To resist or become defiant toward an authority
  8. To forcefully subvert the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government

Equivalents

العربية الثّائر تمرد ثائر ثائر عاص مارد متمرد مُتَمَرِّدَة يَتَمَرَّدُ
Azərbaycanca üsyançı
বাংলা বিদ্রোহী
Bosanski buntovnica buntovnik pobunjenica pobunjenik ustaša бунтовник бунтовница побуњеник побуњеница усташа
Català rebel
Čeština buřič povstalec povstalecký rebel vzbouřenec zpupník
Cymraeg gwrthryfela gwrthryfelwr
Dansk oprører
Deutsch aufbegehren Aufrührer Aufständischer Rebell rebellieren sich auflehnen
Ελληνικά αντάρτης αντάρτικος αντάρτισσα ανυπάκουος επαναστάτης επαναστατήσει
Esperanto ribeli ribelulo
Español rebelarse rebelde
فارسی شورشی یاغی
Suomi kapinallinen kapinoida kapinoija niskoittelija niskuri niskuroida
Français rebelle se rebeller
Gàidhlig ceannairceach èirich
Galego escachapedras
עברית בעטן מוֹרָד מרד
हिन्दी द्रोही प्रतिरोधक विद्रोह विद्रोही
Hrvatski buntovnica buntovnik pobunjenica pobunjenik ustaša бунтовник бунтовница побуњеник побуњеница усташа
Magyar lázadó
Հայերեն ապստամբ ապստամբել
Bahasa Indonesia pembangkang pendurhaka
Íslenska uppreisnarmaður
Italiano ribellarsi ribelle
日本語 反抗する 反賊 反逆する 反逆者 叛 抗う 背く 賊
ქართული მეამბოხე
Қазақша көтерілісші
ខ្មែរ កុបករ អ្នកបះបោរ
한국어 逆 모반하다 반역자
Kurdî sakî
Кыргызча козголоңчу
Latina defector rebellatrix rebellis rebello
Te Reo Māori hauhau whana
Македонски бунтовник востаник
Bahasa Melayu pemberontak
မြန်မာဘာသာ သူပုန်
Nederlands opstaan opstandeling rebel rebelleren
Polski buntować się buntowniczka buntownik git-człowiek powstaniec przewrotowiec rebeliant
Português rebelar rebelde
Română rebel
Русский бунта́рка бунтарь бунтовать бунтовщик бунтовщица взбунтоваться восставать восстать мятежник мяте́жница повстанец
Ikinyarwanda umugome
Српски buntovnica buntovnik pobunjenica pobunjenik ustaša бунтовник бунтовница побуњеник побуњеница усташа
Svenska rebell upprorsman
Kiswahili kuasi mwasi
ไทย กบฏ ผู้ก่อการ
Türkçe isyan etmek isyancı şaki
ئۇيغۇرچە ئىسيانچى
Українська бунта́р бунтівни́к бунтува́ти повстава́ти повстанець повста́ти
اردو باغی
Oʻzbekcha isyonchi

Examples

“A group of rebels defied the general's orders and split off from the main army.”
“My little sister is such a rebel - coming home late, piercing her ears, and refusing to do any of her chores.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

rebel flag rebel without a cause rebel yell rebeldom rebeless rebelhood

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