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mutiny
[ myoot-n-ee ]
/ ˈmyut n i /
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noun, plural mu·ti·nies.
revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
rebellion against any authority.
verb (used without object), mu·ti·nied, mu·ti·ny·ing.
to commit the offense of mutiny; revolt against authority.
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Origin of 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.Words nearby mutiny
muticous, mutilate, mutineer, mutinous, mutinously, mutiny, mutism, Mutsuhito, mutt, Mutt and Jeff, mutter
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British Dictionary definitions for mutiny
mutiny
/ (ˈmjuːtɪnɪ) /
noun plural -nies
open rebellion against constituted authority, esp by seamen or soldiers against their officers
verb -nies, -nying or -nied
(intr) to engage in mutiny
Word Origin for mutiny
C16: from obsolete mutine, from Old French mutin rebellious, from meute mutiny, ultimately from Latin movēre to move
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