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mutiny

[ myoot-n-ee ]

noun

plural mutinies.
  1. revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
  2. rebellion against any authority.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used without object)

mutinied, mutinying.
  1. to commit the offense of mutiny; revolt against authority.

mutiny

/ ˈ³¾Âá³Ü˳Ùɪ²Ôɪ /

noun

  1. open rebellion against constituted authority, esp by seamen or soldiers against their officers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to engage in mutiny
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è°ù±ð·³¾³Üt¾±Â·²Ô²â noun plural premutinies verb (used with object) premutinied premutinying
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mutiny1

1560–70; obsolete mutine to mutiny (< Middle French mutiner, derivative of mutin mutiny; mutineer ) + -y 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mutiny1

C16: from obsolete mutine, from Old French mutin rebellious, from meute mutiny, ultimately from Latin ³¾´Ç±¹Å§°ù±ð to move
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He highlighted the role of Major John Obienu, an ethnic Igbo officer, who played a key role in quelling the coup, revealing that many senior Igbo officers were also killed in the mutiny.

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Around 3 p.m., she and the two other employees working that day mutinied.

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How Everton became a club of 'chaos, crisis, dysfunction and mutiny'

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It came two months after their aborted mutiny in Russia.

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Anger over the money grew once at Thiaroye, which the colonial authority viewed as a mutiny.

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