mutiny

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
  2. verb engage in a mutiny against an authority

Etymology

From Middle French mutiner.

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