rebellion

/ɹɪˈbeljən/rih-BEL-yuhn

/ɹɪˈbɛljən/rih-BEL-yuhn

Meaningthe act of warring again

Common meaning: an uprising

reagain; back
bellwarLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 225 · scan
ionnoun ending: act or result

‘again’ + ‘war’ → rebellion

Journey through time

Latinbellum‘war’
Frenchrebelle
Middle Englishrebélsource
Englishrebel‘to rise against authority’
Englishformed in English from rebelrebellion‘an uprising’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from rebel + -ion.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), REBEL, p.494 · scan

Roots

bellum Latin “war”

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