Mutiny

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Open rebellion against constituted authority, especially rebellion of sailors against superior officers.
  • verb-intransitive. To engage in mutiny.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority; especially by seamen against their officers
  • v. To commit mutiny.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination.
  • n. Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
  • verb-intransitive. To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or any rightful authority.
  • verb-intransitive. To fall into strife; to quarrel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Forcible resistance to or revolt against constituted authority on the part of subordinates; specifically, a revolt of soldiers or seamen, with or without armed resistance, against the authority of their commanding officers.
  • n. Any rebellion against constituted authority; by statute under British rule, any attempt to excite opposition to lawful authority, particularly military or naval authority, or any act of contempt directed against officers, or disobedience of their commands; any concealment of mutinous acts, or neglect to take measures toward a suppression of them.
  • n. Tumult; violent commotion.
  • n. Discord; strife.
  • n. Synonyms and Sedition, Revolt, etc. See insurrection.
  • To revolt against lawful authority, with or without armed resistance, especially in the army or navy; excite or be guilty of mutiny, or mutinous conduct.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
  • v. engage in a mutiny against an authority
  • Verb Form
    mutinied    mutinies    mutinying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    insurrection    revolt    rising    uprising    rebellion    arise    rise up    rise    rebel   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    mutinied   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
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    scrutiny   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    insurrection    insubordination    sedition    rebellion    desertion    bloodshed    treason    anarchy    riot    piracy