Associations to the word «Rebelling»

Wiktionary

REBEL, noun. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
REBEL, verb. (intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority.
REBEL, noun. A Confederate soldier
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, noun. One who fights the good fight for the sake of fight but has no clear goal to achieve.

Dictionary definition

REBEL, noun. `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms.
REBEL, noun. A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions).
REBEL, noun. Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action.
REBEL, verb. Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance.
REBEL, verb. Break with established customs.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King