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re·bel (rĭ-bĕĺ)

[Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellāre, re-, re-, + bellāre, to make war (from bellum, war), N., Middle English, rebellious, rebel, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis, from rebellāre.]

intransitive verb: -belled, -bel·ling, -bels. 

  1. To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force an established government or ruling authority.
  2. To resist or defy an authority or a generally accepted convention.
  3. To feel or express strong unwillingness or repugnance: She rebelled at the unwelcome suggestion.

noun 

  1. One who rebels or is in rebellion: “He is the perfect recruit for fascist movements: a rebel not a revolutionary, contemptuous yet envious of the rich and involved with them” (Stanley Hoffman)
  2. A Confederate soldier.