mutiny

noun

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

verb

engage in a mutiny against an authority

Roots

moveomutin- · Latin · move, mover

Synonyms for mutiny

insurrectionn rebellionn revoltn uprisingn insurgencen insurgencyn jacquerie insubordinationn putschn disobediencen

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