rebellion

Plural: rebellions

Noun

• refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
  • "each generation must have its own rebellion"
  • "his body was in rebellion against fatigue"
• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
• Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
• Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.
• An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

Examples

• Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.
• The army general led a successful rebellion and became president of the country.
• The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.

Synonyms

insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising

Antonyms

obedience, submission

Related Words

rebel, rebellious