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rebellious

re·bel·lious

UK/ɹəˈbɛliəs/ US/ɹəˈbɛljəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

resisting control or authority

  • “temperamentally rebellious”
  • “a rebellious crew”
3.

participating in organized resistance to a constituted government

  • “the rebelling confederacy”
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Origin

From Middle English rebellious; equivalent to rebel + -ious.

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