Rebel

/ˈrebəl/ (noun), /rɪˈbel/ (verb) noun, verb

Definition

As a noun, a rebel is a person who resists authority, control, or tradition. As a verb, to rebel means to refuse to obey rules or people in power.

Etymology

From Latin *rebellis* meaning ‘waging war again’, from *re-* (again) + *bellum* (war). It came through Old French into English with the sense of one who rises up against rule.

Kelly Says

Even in the spelling you can see *bell* like ‘belligerent’ and ‘bellicose’, all tied to war. A rebel isn’t just different; they’re pushing back against a system they see as wrong.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
rebel
re-BEL
AMአማርኛ
ተቃዋሚ
te-kwa-wami
ARالعربية
متمرد
mut-ma-RID
BGБългарски
бунтовник
bun-TOV-nik
BNবাংলা
বিদ্রোহী
bid-ro-hi
CACatalà
rebel
re-BEL
CSČeština
rebel
re-BEL
DADansk
rebel
re-BEL
DEDeutsch
Rebell
re-BEL
ELΕλληνικά
επαναστάτης
e-pa-na-STA-tees
ESEspañol
rebelde
re-BEL-de
ETEesti
mässaja
mas-sa-ya
EUEuskara
matxino
mat-chi-no
FAفارسی
شورشی
shoor-shi
FISuomi
kapinallinen
ka-pi-nal-li-nen
FRFrançais
rebelle
re-BEL
GLGalego
rebelde
re-BEL-de
HEעברית
מורד
mo-RED
HIहिन्दी
विद्रोही
vid-ro-hee
HRHrvatski
buntovnik
bun-tov-nik
HUMagyar
lázadó
LAA-za-doo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberontak
pem-be-ron-tak
ITItaliano
ribelle
ri-BEL-le
JA日本語
反逆者
han-gya-ku-sha
KO한국어
반역자
ban-yeok-ja
LTLietuvių
maištininkas
mai-sh-ti-nin-kas
LVLatviešu
dumpinieks
dum-pi-nieks
MNМонгол
босогч
bo-sogch
MSBahasa Melayu
pemberontak
pem-be-ron-tak
MYမြန်မာ
သူပုန်
thu-pon
NLNederlands
rebel
re-BEL
NONorsk
opprører
op-proe-rer
PLPolski
buntownik
bun-TOV-neek
PTPortuguês
rebelde
re-BEL-de
RORomână
rebel
re-BEL
RUРусский
мятежник
mya-TEZH-nik
SKSlovenčina
rebel
re-BEL
SLSlovenščina
upornik
u-por-nik
SRСрпски
бунтовник
bun-tov-nik
SVSvenska
rebell
re-BEL
SWKiswahili
msasi
m-SA-si
TAதமிழ்
கிளர்ச்சியாளர்
ki-lar-chi-yaa-lar
TEతెలుగు
తిరుగుబాటుదారు
ti-ru-gu-baa-tu-daa-ru
THไทย
กบฏ
ga-bot
TRTürkçe
asi
a-SI
UKУкраїнська
повстанець
pov-sta-NETS
URاردو
باغی
baa-ghi
VITiếng Việt
người nổi loạn
nguoi noi loan
ZH中文
反叛者
fǎn pàn zhě

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