mutiny
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United States//ˈmju.tə.ni//
- United States//ˈmjut.ni//
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
noun
- 1
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader.
- 2
Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
Raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves.
Etymology
From Middle French mutiner.
verb
- 1
To commit a mutiny.
The crew of the Bounty mutinied because of the harsh discipline of Captain Bligh.
In the long run, the High Seas Fleet would rarely emerge looking for a fleet action, and, indeed, would be withdrawn if it seemed that the Grand Fleet was out. In 1918, when faced with an order to sail against the British, who had now been augmented by the Sixth Battle Squadron, made up of American warships, the sailors of the High Seas Fleet mutinied instead.
Forms
- plural
- mutinies
- past tense
- mutinied
- past participle
- mutinied
- present participle
- mutinying
- third person singular
- mutinies
mutiny · An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
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