Main Entry: mu·ti·ny

Pronunciation: \ˈmyü-tə-nē, ˈmyüt-nē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural mu·ti·nies

Etymology: mutine to rebel, from Middle French (se) mutiner, from mutin mutinous, from meute revolt, from Vulgar Latin *movita, from feminine of movitus, alteration of Latin motus, past participle of movēre to move

Date: 1540

1 obsolete : tumult, strife
2 : forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority; especially : concerted revolt (as of a naval crew) against discipline or a superior officer

synonyms see rebellion

— mutiny intransitive verb