rebel (against)

Definition of rebel (against)next

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disobey
Verb
  • In an earlier document, the plaintiff claims he was subjected to a hostile work environment after reporting the allegations of misconduct, which saw colleagues disobey direct orders and verbally abuse him.
    — Tom Sanders, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026
  • An Estonian newspaper recently revealed that a British soldier disobeyed a direct order to remove the SIM card from his cellphone before being deployed to a part of Estonia, approximately 90 miles west of the Russian border.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 7 Nov. 2026
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“Rebel (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebel%20%28against%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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