rebellion

noun

1. 1

   Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.

   “The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.”

2. 2

   Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.

   “Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.”

3. 3

   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.”