REBEL
What does "REBEL" mean?
A person who resists or rises against an established authority or convention.
Meanings
- One who fights against or refuses to obey a government or ruling power. The rebels seized the radio station at dawn.
- A person who resists conventions, rules, or norms. She was the family rebel, the only one who never went to college.
- To rise in opposition or armed resistance against an authority. The colonies rebelled against the crown's new taxes.
Did you know?
- The noun 'rebel' and the verb 'rebel' are spelled identically but stressed differently - REB-el the person versus re-BEL the act - a pattern English uses for dozens of noun-verb pairs like 'record', 'permit', and 'object'.
Word origin
From Latin 'rebellis' (one who renews war), from 're-' (again) plus 'bellum' (war); literally 'to make war again' against a former conqueror.
Remember it
REBEL buries 'BELL' inside - picture a rebel ringing a BELL of alarm against the rulers.
A little poem
One word, two stresses, two whole lives inside-
the name you carry, and the thing you do.
couplet
What it teaches
Every rebellion is just an old war renewed; the question is only what new thing it builds afterward.
Quick facts
What does REBEL mean?
A person who resists or rises against an established authority or convention.
Is REBEL a valid word?
Yes — REBEL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is REBEL?
REBEL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does REBEL come from?
From Latin 'rebellis' (one who renews war), from 're-' (again) plus 'bellum' (war); literally 'to make war again' against a former conqueror.
What can REBEL teach us?
Every rebellion is just an old war renewed; the question is only what new thing it builds afterward.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.