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rebel

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"Authority resister"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɛb.əl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted beelrStarts with REnds with L1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

Word origin

From Middle English rebel, rebell, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“to wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“to wage war”).

Used in a sentence

  • “A group of rebels defied the general's orders and split off from the main army.”
  • “My little sister is such a rebel - coming home late, piercing her ears, and refusing to do any of her chores.”
  • “to rebel against the system”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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