mutiny
noun
[ ˈmjuːtɪni ]
• an open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.
• "a mutiny by those manning the weapons could trigger a global war"
Similar:
insurrection,
rebellion,
revolt,
riot,
revolution,
uprising,
rising,
coup,
coup d'état,
putsch,
protest,
strike,
insurgence,
insurgency,
subversion,
sedition,
anarchy,
disorder,
insubordination,
disobedience,
resistance,
defiance,
mutiny
verb
• refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority.
• "thousands of the soldiers mutinied over the non-payment of wages"
Similar:
rise up,
rebel,
revolt,
riot,
resist/oppose authority,
disobey/defy authority,
refuse to obey orders,
be insubordinate,
protest,
strike,
go on strike,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from obsolete mutine ‘rebellion’, from French mutin ‘mutineer’, based on Latin movere ‘to move’.
