rebellious
/rɪˈbeljəs/adjective
उच्चारण रिबेल्यस
विद्रोही, बागी, अवज्ञाकारी
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- 1
unwilling to obey rules or accept authority
विद्रोही, बागी, अवज्ञाकारी
- a rebellious teenager who argued with every rule
- rebellious students who refused to wear the uniform
- The rebellious boy often argued with his teachers.
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- She went through a rebellious phase when she was sixteen.
- The rebellious crowd refused to leave the square.
Synonyms defiant disobedient unruly
Opposite obedient compliant submissive
- 2
(of a group of people) fighting against the government of their country
(समूह) सरकार के विरुद्ध लड़ने वाला, विद्रोही
- rebellious provinces in the north
- Rebellious tribes in the region refused to pay taxes to the empire.
- The king sent his army to the rebellious districts.
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- The empire struggled to control its rebellious provinces.
- Rebellious soldiers took control of the town.
Synonyms insurgent mutinous revolutionary
Opposite loyal
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
rebellious (person, attitude)
Describes someone who refuses to obey rules or authority: a rebellious teenager, a rebellious streak. It suggests open resistance.
यह उस व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जो नियमों या सत्ता का पालन करने से इनकार करता है: a rebellious teenager, a rebellious streak; इसमें खुला विरोध झलकता है।
- The rebellious boy refused to wear the school tie.
- She has a rebellious streak in her nature.
rebellious (group, army, province)
For a group, it means fighting against the government: rebellious troops, a rebellious province.
समूह के लिए इसका अर्थ सरकार के विरुद्ध लड़ना है: rebellious troops, a rebellious province।
- The king sent soldiers to the rebellious province.
rebellious against something
Use 'against' for the target of the rebellion. The related verb 'rebel' is also followed by 'against'.
विद्रोह के लक्ष्य के लिए 'against' आता है; संबंधित क्रिया 'rebel' के बाद भी 'against' आता है।
- Teenagers often turn rebellious against strict rules.
word family: rebel, rebellion
'Rebel' (stress on the first syllable) is a noun; 'rebel' (stress on the second) is a verb. 'Rebellion' is the act. 'Rebelliousness' is the quality.
'Rebel' (पहले syllable पर stress) noun है; 'rebel' (दूसरे पर stress) क्रिया है। 'Rebellion' कार्य है और 'rebelliousness' गुण।
- The rebels began a rebellion, and their rebelliousness spread quickly.
+Collocations 4
rebellious + noun
teenagerstreakspiritmoodchildyouth
- He showed a rebellious spirit even as a young boy.
adverb + rebellious
openlyincreasinglynaturallydeeplydefiantly
- The students grew increasingly rebellious as the rules became stricter.
turn/become + rebellious
turnbecomegrowfeelsound
- Her son turned rebellious after joining the new school.
rebellious + group
troopstribesprovincecrowdarmy
- The rebellious tribes refused to pay the tax.
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- A rebellious child often wants to prove that he can decide for himself.
विद्रोही स्वभाव का बच्चा प्रायः यह सिद्ध करना चाहता है कि वह अपने लिए स्वयं निर्णय ले सकता है।
- The rebellious soldiers captured the fort.
विद्रोही सैनिकों ने किले पर कब्ज़ा कर लिया।
- Radhika's rebellious phase ended when she started preparing for the exam.
परीक्षा की तैयारी शुरू होने पर राधिका का विद्रोही दौर समाप्त हो गया।
- He gave a rebellious look but said nothing.
उसने विद्रोही दृष्टि से देखा, पर कुछ नहीं कहा।
- Poets of the time wrote rebellious verses against colonial rule.
उस समय के कवियों ने औपनिवेशिक शासन के विरुद्ध विद्रोही कविताएँ लिखीं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is rebellious with his parents' rules.
✓ He is rebellious against his parents' rules.
The preposition for the thing opposed is 'against'.
जिस चीज़ का विरोध हो, उसके लिए preposition 'against' आता है।
✗ The rebelious boy left the room.
✓ The rebellious boy left the room.
The spelling has a double 'l': rebellious, rebellion.
वर्तनी में दोहरा 'l' है: rebellious, rebellion।
✗ The people rebelled the king.
✓ The people rebelled against the king.
The verb 'rebel' is intransitive and takes 'against'.
क्रिया 'rebel' intransitive है और 'against' लेती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
re·bel·lious
§Grammar and usage
Stress trap: the noun rebel is REbel, the verb reBEL (rebelled, rebelling).
Stress ध्यान रखिए: noun rebel में पहले syllable पर, verb में दूसरे पर (rebelled, rebelling)।