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Someone who refuses to do things in the normal way, or in the way that other people want them to.

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Used as a noun, listen here, it means: Someone who refuses to do things in the normal way, or in the way that other people want them to. Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To reject, resist, or rise in arms against one's government or ruler; To resist or rise against some authority, control, or tradition; To show or feel utter repugnance.

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Usage examples (34)
  • Here's to the crazy ones,. . . the rebels,. . . the round pegs in the square holes. . . the ones who see things differently. . .the ones who are crazy enough to think that they...
  • The rebel yell
  • Verb (used without object) : His very soul rebelled at spanking the child
  • The term rebel may not now appear in all its train of horrid consequences.
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  • The two meanings of the word, "rebel" have two different pronunciations. The person who is a rebel is pronounced with an accented first syllable. To rebel or to refuse to obey has an accented second syllable. A REbel can reBEL!.
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