mutiny
[ myoot-n-ee ]
/ ˈmyut n i /
noun, plural mu·ti·nies.
revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
rebellion against any authority.
verb (used without object), mu·ti·nied, mu·ti·ny·ing.
to commit the offense of mutiny; revolt against authority.
Origin of mutiny
OTHER WORDS FROM mutiny
pre·mu·ti·ny, noun, plural pre·mu·ti·nies; verb (used with object), pre·mu·ti·nied, pre·mu·ti·ny·ing.Words nearby mutiny
mutilate,
mutilating keratoderma,
mutilation,
mutineer,
mutinous,
mutiny,
mutism,
muton,
mutsuhito,
mutt,
mutt and jeff
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British Dictionary definitions for mutinied
mutiny
/ (ˈmjuːtɪnɪ) /
noun plural -nies
open rebellion against constituted authority, esp by seamen or soldiers against their officers
verb -nies, -nying or -nied
(intr)
to engage in mutiny
Word Origin for mutiny
C16: from obsolete
mutine, from Old French
mutin rebellious, from
meute mutiny, ultimately from Latin
movēre to move