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tyrant |
a cruel and oppressive ruler |
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official seel |
an embossed emblem |
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twilight |
the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon |
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rebel |
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against thegovernment or ruler of his or her country.2.a person who resists any authority, control, or tradition.adjective3.rebellious; defiant.4.of or relating to rebels.verb (used without object), rebel, rebelled, rebelling.5.to reject, resist, or rise in arms against one's government or ruler.6.to resist or rise against some authority, control, or tradition.7.to show or feel utter repugnance:His very soul rebelled at spanking the child.Origin of rebelExpandMiddle EnglishOld FrenchLatin1250-13001250-1300; (adj.) Middle English < Old French rebelle < Latin rebellisrenewing a war, equivalent to re- re- + bell (um) war + -is adj. suffix; (v.)Middle English rebellen (< Old French rebeller) < Latin rebellāre; (noun)Middle English rebel, derivative of the adj.Related formsExpandrebellike, adjectivenonrebel, noun, adjectiveprorebel, adjectivesemirebel, nounSynonymsExpandSee more synonyms on Thesaurus.com1. insurrectionist, mutineer, traitor. 1, 3. insurgent. 3. mutinous. 5. revolt,mutiny.Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2017.Cite This SourceExamples from the Web for rebelExpandContemporary ExamplesIn the province of Homs alone, rebel fighters have driven some 80,000 Christians out of their homes.Syria's Rebels Really Hate the Jews Justin Green September 20, 2012 He is planning on joining the rebel army in Syria soon, leaving his wife and child in the camp.Pregnant Women Flee Syria Sophia Jones, Erin Banco April 16, 2012 Like many onetime Latin leftists, she made the transition from rebel to bureaucrat, and earned a reputation as a technocrat.How Obama's Latin America Tour Could Help the Economy Mac Margolis March 18, 2011 As Benzion's son, Benjamin Netanyahu was an aristocrat in Likud politics—but an outsider as well, a rebel duke from the provinces.Benzion Netanyahu's Legacies Gershom Gorenberg April 30, 2012 As far as Sal goes, did you feel a kinship with rebel Without A Cause after playing James Dean?James Franco On ‘Sal,’ Banksy, His Gay Fascination, and That Faulkner Cover Marlow Stern November 3, 2013 Historical ExamplesAt his feet crouched a warrior, probably a captive or rebel.The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19 Various If sides had been changed, he would have been a rebel, and would have deserved a rebel's doom.The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 Basil L. Gildersleeve We learned afterwards that he was not one of our men, but a rebel spy.Andersonville, Volume 2 John McElroy And now it seemed as if that obscure Galilean rebel had conquered in the end."Unto Caesar" Baroness Emmuska Orczy The rebel is the product of extreme fixation and unintelligent immobilities.Human Nature and Conduct John Dewey British Dictionary definitions for rebelExpandrebelverb (rɪˈbɛl) -bels, -belling, -belled (intransitive) often foll by against1.to resist or rise up against a government or other authority, esp by force of arms2.to dissent from an accepted moral code or convention of behaviour, dress, etc3.to show repugnance (towards)noun (ˈrɛbəl)4.a person who rebels(as modifier): a rebel soldier, a rebel leader5.a person who dissents from some accepted moral code or convention of behaviour, dress, etcDerived Formsrebeldom, nounWord OriginC13: from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis insurgent, from re- + bellum warCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollinsPublishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Cite This SourceWord Origin and History for rebelExpandadj.c.1300, from Old French rebelle "stubborn, obstinate, rebellious" (12c.) and directly from Latin rebellis "insurgent, rebellious," from rebellare "to rebel, revolt," from re- "opposite, against," or perhaps "again" (see re-) + bellare "wage war," from bellum "war."v.mid-14c., from Old French rebeller (14c.), from Latin rebellare "to revolt" (see rebel (adj.)). Related: Rebelled; rebelling.n."person who makes war on his country for political motives," mid-14c., from rebel (adj.). Meaning "supporter of the American cause in the War of Independence" is from 1775; sense of "supporter of the Southern cause in the American Civil War" is attested from April 15, 1861. Rebel yell in an American Civil War context attested from 1862, but the thing itself is older and was said to have been picked up by southwestern men in their periodic wars against the Indians.The Southern troops, when charging or to express their delight, always yell in a manner peculiar to themselves. The Yankee cheer is more like ours; but the Confederate officers declare that the rebel yell has a particular merit, and always produces a salutary and useful effect upon their adversaries. A corps is sometimes spoken of as a 'good yelling regiment.' [A.J.L. Fremantle, "The Battle of Gettysburg and the Campaign in Pennsylvania," in "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine," Sept. 1863]Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas HarperCite This SourceSlang definitions & phrases for rebelExpandRebelnounA white Southerner (1862+)The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.Cite This SourceDiscover our greatest slideshows8 Wintry Words8 Words for Celebration8 Offbeat Literary Genres to Get...Decode the pieces of our favorite...Browse more topics on our blogWhat Is the Difference Between Discreet and Discrete?Learn the correct uses of these two commonly confused homophones.What Character Was Removed from the Alphabet?What mistaken pronunciation gave this character its name?Apostrophes 101This small mark has two primary uses: to signify possession or omitted letters.How Do I Get a Word into the Dictionary?People invent new words all the time, but which ones actually make it?Word of the Daymyrmidon |
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traitor |
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust. |
