rebellious
pronunciation
How to pronounce rebellious in British English:
UK [rɪˈbeljəs]
How to pronounce rebellious in American English:
US [rɪˈbeljəs]
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- Adjective:
- resisting control or authority
- discontented as toward authority
- participating in organized resistance to a constituted government
Word Origin
- rebellious (adj.)
- early 15c., from Latin rebellis (see rebel (adj.)) + -ous. Related: Rebelliously; rebelliousness.
Example
- 1. Reich 's theories about sex made promiscuity seem rebellious and self-affirming .
- 2. Brands such as nike explicitly adopt rebellious attitudes in their advertising campaigns .
- 3. And even the challenge to muslim male authority from rebellious children and emancipated women .
- 4. Berners-lee regards today 's web as a rebellious adolescent that can never fulfill his original expectations .
- 5. Wildly popular novelist han han is the rebellious , potty-mouthed voice of a generation of disaffected chinese youth .