rebel

Meanings

Noun

• A person who resists an established authority, often violently
• A person from the Confederate States of America

Verb

• To resist or become defiant toward an authority.

Related

Similar words

• defy

Opposite words

• obey
• submit

Origin

• From Middle English rebel, rebell, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis ("waging war again; insurgent"), from rebellō, from re- + bellō.
• From Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellō ("I wage war again, fight back"), from re- + bellō. revel.