Rebelled
/rɪˈbɛld/noun
Past tense and past participle of rebel, meaning to rise in opposition to authority or control.
Did you know?The core of *rebel* goes back to Latin *bellum* (“war”), so the word literally grew out of the vocabulary of conflict before becoming the language of resistance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷel-
“to be strong, powerful”
Latin
Latin
bellum
“war”
Latin
Latin
rebellare
“to wage war again; revolt”
Old French
OF
rebeler
“to revolt, resist authority”
Middle English
ME
rebellen
“to rise in rebellion”
Modern English
English
rebelled
“rose in opposition to authority”
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