mutiny
Plural: mutinies
Noun
- open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
- An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
- Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
Verb
Verb Forms: mutinied, mutinying, mutinies
- To revolt against established authority or rules.
- engage in a mutiny against an authority
- To commit a mutiny.
Examples
- Frustrated, the player threatened to mutiny and ignore the Words With Friends dictionary.
- The crew of the Bounty mutinied because of the harsh discipline of Captain Bligh.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French mutiner.
Scrabble Score: 11
mutiny: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmutiny: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mutiny: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
mutiny: valid Words With Friends Word