mutiny
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mutiny
- /ˈmju.tə.ni/ US
- /ˈmjut.ni/ US, syncope
Where it comes from
From Middle French mutiner.
noun mutinies
- An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers. In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader.
- Violent commotion; tumult; strife. Raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves.
verb mutinies · mutinying · mutinied
- To commit a mutiny. The crew of the Bounty mutinied because of the harsh discipline of Captain Bligh.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: revolt, rebellion, rebel, insurgent, insurgency, rebellious, insurgence, uprising, sedition, insurrection, disobedience, insubordination, coup, riot, rioting, noncompliance
Translations
Every language
noun organized rebellion
| Español | motín, sedición, guasábara |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폭동 pokdong, 반란 ballan, 하극상 hageuksang |
| 日本語 | 暴動 bōdō, 反乱 hanran, 下剋上 gekokujō |
| 中文 | 叛變 /叛变 pànbiàn, 譁變 /哗变 huábiàn, 暴動 /暴动 bàodòng, 暴亂 /暴乱 bàoluàn, 兵變 /兵变 bīngbiàn |
| हिन्दी | बग़ावत baġāvat, ग़दर ġadar, सरकशी sarkaśī, विद्रोह vidroh |
| Português | rebelião, revolta, motim, motinada, sedição |
| Français | révolte, mutinerie |
| Deutsch | Meuterei |
| Italiano | ammutinamento |
| Ελληνικά | ανταρσία antarsía, κίνημα kínima, στάση stási |
| Română | revoltă |
| Русский | бунт bunt, мяте́ж mjatéž, восста́ние vosstánije |
| Tiếng Việt | nổi loạn, phiến loạn, dấy loạn |
| العربية | عِصْيَان ʕiṣyān, تَمَرُّد tamarrud, ثَوْرَة ṯawra, قِيَام qiyām |
| עברית | מֶרֶד méred |
verb commit mutiny
| Español | amotinarse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 嘩變 /哗变 huábiàn |
| Português | amotinar |
| Français | faire revolte |
| Italiano | ammutinarsi |
| Ελληνικά | στασιάζω stasiázo |
| Русский | бунтова́ть buntovátʹ, взбунтова́ться vzbuntovátʹsja, восстава́ть vosstavátʹ, восста́ть vosstátʹ |
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title = {mutiny},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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