Adjective: rebellious ri'bel-yus [N. Amer], ri'be-lee-us [Brit]
- Resisting control or authority
"temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"
- Discontented as toward authority
"This work offers ideas on an innovative curriculum for rebellious and disadvantaged young people";
- disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent, malcontented
- Participating in organized resistance to a constituted government
"the rebellious confederacy"
See also: discontent, discontented, disloyal, insubordinate
Encyclopedia: Rebellious