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View usage for: (mjuːtɪni) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense mutinies, present participle mutinying, past tense, past participle mutinied1. variable nounA mutiny is a refusal by people, usually soldiers or sailors, to continue obeying a person in authority. A series of coup attempts and mutinies within the armed forces destabilized the regime. Synonyms: rebellion, revolt, uprising, insurrection More Synonyms of mutiny 2. verbIf a group of people, usually soldiers or sailors, mutiny, they refuse to continue obeying a person in authority. Units stationed around the capital mutinied because they had received no pay fornine months. [VERB] Sailors at a naval base had mutinied against their officers. [VERB + against] Synonyms: rebel, revolt, rise up, disobey More Synonyms of mutiny mutiny in British English (ˈmjuːtɪnɪ) nounWord forms: plural -nies1. open rebellion against constituted authority, esp by seamen or soldiers against their officers verbWord forms: -nies, -nying or -nied2. (intransitive) to engage in mutiny Word origin C16: from obsolete mutine, from Old French mutin rebellious, from meute mutiny, ultimately from Latin movēre to move mutiny in American English (ˈmjutəni) nounWord forms: plural ˈmutinies1. revolt against and, often, forcible resistance to constituted authority; esp., rebellion of soldiers or sailors against their officers verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈmutinied or ˈmutinying2. to participate in a mutiny; revolt against constituted authority Word origin < earlier mutine, to rebel < Fr mutiner < OFr mutin, mutinous < meute, a revolt < LL * movita, movement, ult. < L movere, move Examples of 'mutiny' in a sentencemutiny Mount is at his most erudite when discussing the causes of the mutiny that followed.The language that Silver uses to quell a prospective mutiny sums up much.The soldiers refuse and mutiny, with many joining the protesters.It leads to internal mutiny.The new arrivals, who were being paid much less, decided to mutiny and refused to return to their ships until their wages were increased.He had faced a naval mutiny which coincided with the Royalist uprisings, but had managed to get ashore because his own men liked and trusted him. British English: mutiny NOUN A mutiny is a refusal by people, usually soldiers or sailors, to continue obeying a person in authority. A series of mutinies within the armed forces destabilized the regime. - American English: mutiny
- Brazilian Portuguese: motim
- Chinese: > 哗变常指士兵或水手的
- European Spanish: motín
- French: mutinerie
- German: Meuterei
- Italian: ammutinamento
- Japanese: 反乱
- Korean: 반란
- European Portuguese: motim
- Latin American Spanish: motín
British English: mutiny VERB If a group of people, usually soldiers or sailors, mutiny, they refuse to continue obeying a person in authority. Units stationed around the capital mutinied because they had received no pay for nine months. - American English: mutiny
- Brazilian Portuguese: amotinar-se
- Chinese: > 叛乱常指士兵或水手的
- European Spanish: amotinarse
- French: se mutiner
- German: meutern
- Italian: ammutinarsi
- Japanese: 反乱を起こす
- Korean: 반란을 일으키다
- European Portuguese: amotinar-se
- Latin American Spanish: amotinarse
Chinese translation of 'mutiny' n (c/u) - [of soldiers, sailors]
哗(譁)变(變) (huábiàn) (场(場), chǎng)
vi - [soldiers, sailors]
反叛 (fǎnpàn)
Definition open rebellion against authority, esp. by sailors or soldiers against their officers A series of mutinies in the armed forces destabilized the regime. Synonyms rising riot resistance refusal to obey orders Definition to engage in mutiny Units around the city mutinied after receiving no pay. Synonyms rise up resist defy authority refuse to obey orders be insubordinate Additional synonymsAny further disobedience will be severely punished. Synonyms defiance, mutiny, indiscipline, revolt, insubordination, waywardness, infraction, recalcitrance, noncompliance, unruliness, nonobservance Definition to neglect or refuse to obey (a person or an order) He disobeyed his parents so much when he was a child. Synonyms defy, ignore, rebel, resist, disregard, refuse to obey, dig your heels in (informal), go counter to The two men were fired for insubordination. Synonyms disobedience, rebellion, defiance, revolt, mutiny, insurrection, indiscipline, sedition, recalcitrance, ungovernability, riotousness, mutinousness - mutilate
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Additional synonymsDefinition the act of rebelling against an established authority They were plotting to stage an armed insurrection. Synonyms rebellion, rising, revolution, riot, coup, revolt, uprising, mutiny, insurgency, putsch, seditionDefinition to rise up in rebellion against authority a revolt by ordinary people against the leaders Synonyms uprising, rising, revolution, riot, rebellion, uprising, mutiny, defection, insurrection, subversion, insurgency, putsch, sedition, insurgence The townspeople revolted. Synonyms rebel, rise up, resist, defect, mutiny, take to the streets, take up arms (against) Definition the overthrow of a regime or political system by the governed after the French Revolution Synonyms revolt, rising, coup, rebellion, uprising, mutiny, insurgency, coup d'état, putsch Definition a stopping of work, as a protest against working conditions, low pay, etc. a call for a strike Synonyms walkout, industrial action, mutiny, revolt, stop-work or stop-work meeting (Australian) Definition (of employees) to stop work collectively as a protest against working conditions, low pay, etc. their recognition of the worker's right to strike Synonyms walk out, take industrial action, down tools, revolt, mutinyDefinition a revolt or rebellion a popular uprising against the authoritarian government Synonyms rebellion, rising, revolution, outbreak, revolt, disturbance, upheaval, mutiny, insurrection, putsch, insurgence |