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Renegade vs Mutiny - What's the difference?

renegade | mutiny |

As nouns the difference between renegade and mutiny

is that renegade is an outlaw or rebel while mutiny is an organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.

As a verb mutiny is

to commit mutiny.

renegade

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An outlaw or rebel.
  • A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (disloyal person) apostate, defector, heretic, turncoat

    mutiny

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia mutiny) (mutinies)
  • An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
  • * Macaulay
    • In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader.
  • Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves.

    Related terms

    * mutineer * mutinous

    Verb

  • To commit mutiny.
    • The crew of the Bounty mutinied because of the harsh discipline of Captain Bligh.