rebellion
n. C / Un. an organized fight against people in power, like a government or a boss. It can also mean refusing to follow rules because you want to show you are independent.
n. an act of armed resistance or violent opposition toward an established government or ruler. It may also refer to a non-violent but open defiance of authority or convention.
The soldiers started a rebellion against the king.
The high school students staged a small rebellion by refusing to wear their uniforms for a week.
Historians often debate whether the uprising was a spontaneous rebellion born of hunger or a calculated political move orchestrated by the exiled nobility.
From Middle English rebellioun, rebellion, from Old French rebellion, from Latin rebelliō. Equivalent for rebel + -ion.
Often used with the prepositions 'against' or 'in' ('in rebellion').