noun
Meaning 1
The state of being rebellious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rebelliousness
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Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
an insubordinate act
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: insubordination
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: resistance
Narrower terms: contumacy, disobedience, noncompliance
noun
Meaning 3
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: defiance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intractability, intractableness
Narrower terms: insubordination, obstreperousness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English rebellious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rebelliousness From rebellious + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: üsyankarlıq — the state of being rebellious
- Azerbaijani: üsyançılıq — the state of being rebellious
- Azerbaijani: asilik — the state of being rebellious
- French: insoumission — the state of being rebellious
- Irish: ceannairceacht — the state of being rebellious
- Irish: easumhlaíocht — the state of being rebellious
- Irish: éiritheacht — the state of being rebellious
- Irish: reibiliúnacht — the state of being rebellious
- Italian: ribellismo — the state of being rebellious
- Macedonian: бунтовност (buntovnost) — the state of being rebellious
- Manx: neufreihys — the state of being rebellious
- Spanish: rebeldía — the state of being rebellious