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Rebellion vs Obedience - What's the difference?

rebellion | obedience |

As nouns the difference between rebellion and obedience

is that rebellion is rebellion (armed resistance) while obedience is persuasion; allegiance.

rebellion

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
  • The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.
  • (countable) Defiance]] of authority or control; the act of [[rebel, rebelling.
  • Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.
  • (countable) An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
  • The army general led a successful rebellion and became president of the country.

    Antonyms

    *(defiance of authority or control) obedience, submission

    obedience

    Alternative forms

    * , (l) (qualifier)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being obedient.
  • Obedience is essential in any army.
  • * 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter VIII
  • Cautioning Nobs to silence, and he had learned many lessons in the value of obedience since we had entered Caspak, I slunk forward, taking advantage of whatever cover I could find...

    Synonyms

    * submission

    Antonyms

    * disobedience, defiance, rebellion (ignoring ) * violation (ignoring, especially rules ) * control, dominance (ruling )