rebellious

adjective/rɪˈbeljəs/CEFR B2

বিদ্রোহী, অবাধ্য

Meaning

Refusing to obey rules or authority.

Example sentences

  • He went through a rebellious phase.সে এক বিদ্রোহী পর্ব পেরিয়ে এসেছে।
  • Rebellious troops seized the airport.বিদ্রোহী সেনারা বিমানবন্দর দখল করে নেয়।

A common mistake

He was a rebellious against his father.→He was a rebel against his father. / He was rebellious.

Rebellious is the adjective and rebel the noun for the person. Note also that rebel shifts its stress: REB-el for the noun, re-BEL for the verb.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: defiant, unruly

Antonyms: obedient

Similar words, and what each means

  • defiant

    অবাধ্য, প্রতিরোধী

    Openly refusing to obey rules or authority.

  • unruly

    অবাধ্য, বেয়াড়া

    Hard to control or keep in order.

Other English words for “বিদ্রোহী, অবাধ্য”

  • disobedient

    Refusing to do what you are told by someone in authority.

  • defiant

    Openly refusing to obey rules or authority.

  • unruly

    Hard to control or keep in order.

Opposite words

  • obedient

    বাধ্য, অনুগত

    Willing to do what you are told to do by someone in authority.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “rebellious” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • কাজে লাগে এমন, সুবিধাজনক; হাতের কাছে
    • • নিয়ম মেনে চলা; বাধ্য
    • • বিদ্রোহী, অবাধ্য
    • • অনুভূতিহীন, কাণ্ডজ্ঞানহীন
    Show the answer

    বিদ্রোহী, অবাধ্য — rebellious (adjective) — বিদ্রোহী, অবাধ্য. Refusing to obey rules or authority.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “rebellious”?

    • • slimy
    • • festive
    • • frivolous
    • • defiant
    Show the answer

    defiant — defiant — অবাধ্য, প্রতিরোধী. Openly refusing to obey rules or authority.

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