mutiny
noun/ˈmjuːtəni/
/ˈmjuːtəni/
(plural mutinies)
[uncountable, countable]- the act of refusing to obey the orders of somebody in authority, especially by soldiers or sailors
- Discontent among the ship's crew finally led to the outbreak of mutiny.
- the famous movie ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’
- We have a family mutiny on our hands!
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc2- mutiny by the men
- The famous mutiny on the British Navy ship Bounty took place in 1789.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- army
- naval
- stage
- lead
- be faced with
- …
- mutiny against
- mutiny by
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from obsolete mutine ‘rebellion’, from French mutin ‘mutineer’, based on Latin movere ‘to move’.Definitions on the go
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