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English to English noun
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refusal to accept some authority or code or convention |  | Example: each generation must have its own rebellion
his body was in rebellion against fatigue
source: wordnet30
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organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | | source: wordnet30
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The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and resistance to its officers and laws, either by levying war, or by aiding others to do so; an organized uprising of subjects for the purpose of coercing or overthrowing their lawful ruler or government by force; revolt; insurrection. | | source: webster1913
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