Noun: mutiny myoo-ti-nee or myoot-nee
- Open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
"The mutiny on the Bounty is a famous historical event"
- Engage in a mutiny against an authority
"The sailors mutinied against their captain's harsh treatment"
Derived forms: mutinied, mutinies, mutinying
Type of: arise, insurrection, rebel, rebellion, revolt, rise, rise up, rising, uprising
Encyclopedia: Mutiny, Indian