mutiny

[ myoot-n-ee ]
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noun,plural mu·ti·nies.
  1. revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.

  2. rebellion against any authority.

verb (used without object),mu·ti·nied, mu·ti·ny·ing.
  1. to commit the offense of mutiny; revolt against authority.

Origin of mutiny

1
1560–70; obsolete mutine to mutiny (<Middle French mutiner, derivative of mutin mutiny; see mutineer) + -y3

Other words for mutiny

Other words from mutiny

  • pre·mu·ti·ny, noun, plural pre·mu·ti·nies; verb (used with object), pre·mu·ti·nied, pre·mu·ti·ny·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for mutiny

mutiny

/ (ˈmjuːtɪnɪ) /


nounplural -nies
  1. open rebellion against constituted authority, esp by seamen or soldiers against their officers

verb-nies, -nying or -nied
  1. (intr) to engage in mutiny

Origin of mutiny

1
C16: from obsolete mutine, from Old French mutin rebellious, from meute mutiny, ultimately from Latin movēre to move

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