MUTINY (mutinied)

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does mutiny mean? 

• MUTINY (noun)
  The noun MUTINY has 1 sense:

1. open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

  Familiarity information: MUTINY used as a noun is very rare.

• MUTINY (verb)
  The verb MUTINY has 1 sense:

1. engage in a mutiny against an authority

  Familiarity information: MUTINY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUTINY (noun)

Meaning:

Open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("mutiny" is a kind of...):

insurrection; rebellion; revolt; rising; uprising (organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another)

• MUTINY (verb)

Meaning:

Engage in a mutiny against an authority

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "mutiny" is one way to...):

arise; rebel; rise; rise up (take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance)

Sentence frame:

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