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REBELLIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An insubordinate act
Synonyms:
insubordination; rebelliousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rebelliousness" is a kind of...):
resistance (group action in opposition to those in power)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rebelliousness"):
contumacy (obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority)
disobedience; noncompliance (the failure to obey)
Derivation:
rebellious (participating in organized resistance to a constituted government)
rebellious (resisting control or authority)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
Synonyms:
defiance; rebelliousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("rebelliousness" is a kind of...):
intractability; intractableness (the trait of being hard to influence or control)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rebelliousness"):
insubordination (defiance of authority)
obstreperousness (noisy defiance)
Derivation:
rebellious (discontented as toward authority)
