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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English rebel , rebell , from Old French rebelle , from Latin rebellis ( “ waging war again; insurgent ” ) , from rebellō ( “ I wage war again, fight back ” ) , from re- ( “ again, back ” ) + bellō ( “ I wage war ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
rebel (plural rebels )
A person who resists an established authority , often violently .
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.
( US , historical ) Synonym of Confederate : a citizen of the Confederate States of America , especially a Confederate soldier .
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
person who resists an established authority
Albanian: rebel (sq) m
Arabic: مُتَمَرِّد m ( mutamarrid ) , مُتَمَرِّدَة f ( mutamarrida ) , ثَائِر m ( ṯāʔir ) , عَاصٍ m ( ʕāṣin )
Armenian: ապստամբ (hy) ( apstamb )
Azerbaijani: üsyançı , qiyamçı
Belarusian: бунтаўшчы́к m ( buntaŭščýk ) , паўста́нец m ( paŭstánjec ) , бунта́р m ( buntár )
Bengali: বিদ্রোহী (bn) ( bidrōhi )
Bulgarian: бунто́вник (bg) m ( buntóvnik ) , бунта́р (bg) m ( buntár ) , въста́ник (bg) m ( vǎstánik ) , мете́жник (bg) m ( metéžnik )
Burmese: သူပုန် (my) ( supun )
Catalan: rebel (ca) m or f
Chechen: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 反叛者 ( fǎnpànzhě ) , 起義者 / 起义者 (zh) ( qǐyìzhě )
Czech: povstalec m , rebel (cs) m , buřič m , vzbouřenec m
Danish: rebel (da) c , oprører c
Dutch: rebel (nl) m , opstandeling (nl) m
Egyptian: (sbj )
Esperanto: ribelulo
Estonian: mässaja , vastuhakkaja
Finnish: kapinallinen (fi) , niskoittelija (fi) , niskuri (fi)
French: rebelle (fr) m or f
Georgian: მეამბოხე ( meamboxe ) , მეჯანყე ( meǯanq̇e )
German: Rebell (de) m , Aufrührer (de) m
Greek: αντάρτης (el) m ( antártis )
Ancient: ἀντάρτης m ( antártēs )
Hebrew: מוֹרֵד (he) m ( moréd )
Hindi: बाग़ी m ( bāġī ) , बागी (hi) m ( bāgī ) , विद्रोही (hi) m ( vidrohī ) , द्रोही (hi) m ( drohī )
Hungarian: lázadó (hu)
Icelandic: uppreisnarmaður (is) m
Indonesian: pendurhaka (id)
Italian: ribelle (it) m or f
Japanese: 反逆者 (ja) ( はんぎゃくしゃ, hangyakusha )
Kazakh: бүлікші ( bülıkşı ) , көтерілісші ( köterılısşı )
Khmer: កុបករ (km) ( kopaʼkɑɑ ) , អ្នកបះបោរ ( nĕək bah bao )
Korean: 반역자(反逆者) (ko) ( banyeokja )
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: isyanker (ku) , serhildêr (ku)
Kyrgyz: козголоңчу ( kozgoloŋcu ) , көтөрүлүшчү ( kötörülüşcü )
Lao: ກະບົດ ( ka bot )
Latin: rebellis m
Latvian: nemiernieks m , dumpinieks m
Lithuanian: maištininkas m , maištininkė f , sukilėlis m , sukilėlė f
Macedonian: бунтовник m ( buntovnik ) , востаник m ( vostanik )
Malay: pemberontak
Maori: kaiwhana , hauhau
Marathi: बंडखोर m ( baṇḍkhor )
Mon: ညးသပုန် (mnw)
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: босогч (mn) ( bosogč )
Norman: révolté m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: opprører m , rebell m
Nynorsk: opprørar m , rebell m
Pali: (please verify ) dāmarika m
Pashto: باغي m ( bāǧi )
Persian: شورشی (fa) ( šureši ) , یاغی (fa) ( bâġi )
Polish: buntownik (pl) m , buntowniczka f , powstaniec (pl) m
Portuguese: rebelde (pt) m or f
Romanian: rebel (ro) m , rebelă f
Russian: бунтовщи́к (ru) m ( buntovščík ) , бунтовщи́ца (ru) f ( buntovščíca ) , повста́нец (ru) m ( povstánec ) , мяте́жник (ru) m ( mjatéžnik ) , мяте́жница (ru) f ( mjatéžnica ) , бунта́рь (ru) m ( buntárʹ ) , бунта́рка (ru) f ( buntárka )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: побуњѐнӣк m , побуњѐница f , у̀станӣк m , у̀станица f , бу̀нто̄внӣк m , бу̀нто̄вница f
Roman: pobunjènīk (sh) m , pobunjènica (sh) f , ùstanīk (sh) m , ùstanica (sh) f , bùntōvnīk (sh) m , bùntōvnica (sh) f
Slovak: povstalec m , burič m , vzbúrenec m
Slovene: upornik (sl) m
Spanish: rebelde (es) m or f
Swahili: mwasi
Swedish: rebell (sv) c , upprorsman (sv) m
Tajik: шӯришгар ( šürišgar ) , исёнгар ( isyongar ) , балвогар ( balvogar ) , исёнкор ( isyonkor )
Thai: กบฏ (th) ( gà-bòt )
Turkish: isyancı (tr)
Turkmen: gozgalaňçy
Ukrainian: бунтівни́к (uk) m ( buntivnýk ) , повста́нець m ( povstánecʹ ) , бунта́р (uk) m ( buntár )
Urdu: باغی m ( bāġī )
Uyghur: ئىسيانچى ( isyanchi ) , غەلىيانچى ( gheliyanchi )
Uzbek: isyonchi (uz) , qoʻzgʻolonchi (uz)
Vietnamese: người nổi loạn , người phiến loạn
Welsh: gwrthryfelwr m
Yiddish: רעבעל m ( rebel ) , אויפֿשטאַנדלער m ( oyfshtandler ) , אויפֿשטענדלער m ( oyfshtendler ) , בונטאָווניק m ( buntovnik ) , בונטאַר m ( buntar )
Zazaki: isyankar c , xoverdar c
Etymology 2
From Middle English rebellen , from Old French rebeller , from Latin rebellō ( “ I wage war again, fight back ” ) , from re- ( “ again, back ” ) + bellō ( “ I wage war ” ) . Doublet of revel .
Pronunciation
Verb
rebel (third-person singular simple present rebels , present participle rebelling , simple past and past participle rebelled )
( intransitive ) To resist or become defiant toward an authority .
to rebel against the system
2014 April 17, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 :"Tedd's feeling a bit rebellious." "I'm not rebelling ! I'm self actualizing! By rebelling ."
( intransitive , politics ) To forcefully subvert the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
to resist or become defiant towards
Arabic: تَمَرَّدَ ( tamarrada ) , ( imperfect ) يَتَمَرَّدُ ( yatamarradu )
Egyptian Arabic: اتمرد ( itmárrad )
Armenian: ապստամբել (hy) ( apstambel )
Belarusian: бунтава́ць impf ( buntavácʹ ) , бунтава́цца impf ( buntavácca ) , паўстава́ць impf ( paŭstavácʹ ) , паўста́ць pf ( paŭstácʹ )
Bulgarian: бунту́вам се (bg) impf ( buntúvam se ) , въста́вам (bg) impf ( vǎstávam ) , въста́на pf ( vǎstána )
Chechen: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 反叛 (zh) ( fǎnpàn ) , 造反 (zh) ( zàofǎn ) , 反抗 (zh) ( fǎnkàng ) , 起義 / 起义 (zh) ( qǐyì )
Czech: bouřit se
Danish: rebel (da)
Dutch: rebelleren (nl) , opstaan (nl)
Egyptian: (sbj )
Esperanto: ribeli
Finnish: kapinoida (fi) , niskuroida (fi)
French: se rebeller (fr)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: rebellieren (de) , sich auflehnen , aufbegehren (de)
Greek: επαναστατήσει (el) ( epanastatísei )
Hebrew: מָרַד (he) ( marád )
Hindi: विद्रोह m ( vidroh ) , द्रोह करना ( droh karnā ) , विद्रोह करना ( vidroh karnā )
Italian: ribellarsi (it)
Japanese: 背く (ja) ( somuku ) , 抗う (ja) ( aragau ) , 反逆する (ja) ( hangyaku suru ) , 反抗する (ja) ( hankō suru )
Korean: 모반하다 ( mobanhada )
Latin: rebellō
Lithuanian: maištauti
Maori: whana
Marathi: बंड करणे ( baṇḍa karṇe )
Ottoman Turkish: قالقمق ( kalkmak ) , آیاقلانمق ( ayaklanmak )
Polish: buntować się (pl)
Portuguese: rebelar (pt)
Russian: бунтова́ть (ru) ( buntovátʹ ) , взбунтова́ться (ru) pf ( vzbuntovátʹsja ) , восстава́ть (ru) impf ( vosstavátʹ ) , восста́ть (ru) pf ( vosstátʹ )
Scottish Gaelic: èirich
Serbo-Croatian: búniti (sh) , pobúniti (sh)
Slovak: búriť sa impf
Spanish: rebelarse (es)
Swahili: kuasi (+ direct object) (sw)
Swedish: göra uppror , rebellera (sv) , resa sig
Thai: ก่อกบฏ ( gɔ̀ɔ-gà-bòt ) , กบฏ (th) ( gà-bòt )
Turkish: isyan etmek (tr)
Ukrainian: бунтува́ти (uk) impf ( buntuváty ) , повстава́ти impf ( povstaváty ) , повста́ти pf ( povstáty )
Welsh: gwrthryfela (cy)
Zazaki: isyan kerden
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rebellis .
Pronunciation
Adjective
rebel m or f (masculine and feminine plural rebels )
rebellious
persistent , stubborn
Derived terms
Noun
rebel m or f by sense (plural rebels )
rebel
Further reading
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Rebell .
Pronunciation
Noun
rebel m anim (female equivalent rebelka )
rebel
Synonym: povstalec m
Je to věčný rebel . ― He is an eternal rebel .
Declension
Declension of rebel (hard masculine animate )
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch rebel , from Old French rebelle , from Latin rebellis ( “ waging war again; insurgent ” ) , from rebellō ( “ I wage war again, fight back ” ) , from re- ( “ again, back ” ) + bellō ( “ I wage war ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /rəˈbɛl/
Hyphenation: re‧bel
Rhymes: -ɛl
Noun
rebel m (plural rebellen , diminutive rebelletje n )
rebel
Synonym: opstandeling
Derived terms
Adjective
rebel (not comparable )
( obsolete ) rebellious
Synonyms: opstandig , rebels
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French rebelle , from Latin rebellis .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈrɛbɛl/ , /ˈrɛbəl/ , /ˈrɛːbəl/
Noun
rebel (plural rebels or rebelx ) ( chiefly Late Middle English )
A sinner ( as one who rebels against a deity )
A rebel ( combatant against the extant government )
One who refuses to follow directives or regulations ; a rulebreaker .
( rare ) An uprising or revolt against one's authorities.
( rare ) One's opponent ; an enemy individual.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
“rebel, n.(1). ”, in MED Online , Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan , 2007 , retrieved 16 September 2018 .
“rebel, n.(2). ”, in MED Online , Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan , 2007 , retrieved 16 September 2018 .
Adjective
rebel
Treasonous , rebelling ; leading an insurrection .
Sinful, iniquitous ; defying the commands of a divine authority .
Disobedient , undutiful ; refusing to follow directives or laws , or rules.
( rare ) Refractory , set in one's ways or opinions .
( rare ) Impatient , overly hurried or quick .
References
Etymology 2
Verb
rebel
alternative form of rebellen
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French rebelle , from Latin Rebelle .
Adjective
rebel m or n (feminine singular rebelă , masculine plural rebeli , feminine and neuter plural rebele )
rebel , insurgent
Declension