rebellion
noun/rɪˈbɛljən/
Frequency rank: #4,566 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
organized resistance or opposition against authority or control.
Example sentence
The students organized their rebellion against the new school rules that banned all extracurricular activities.
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