What is the meaning of rebellion?

noun

  • Refusal to accept some authority or code or convention.
    • usage: "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue"
  • Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another.
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