rebellious - Definition from the GROUPINGS topic - POLITICS

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rebellious
adjective

re‧bel‧lious See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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1 deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour:

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rebellious teenagers

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He's always had a rebellious streak (=a tendency to rebel).

2PPGPM fighting against the government of your own country:

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rebellious minorities

—rebelliously adverb

—rebelliousness noun [uncountable]

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