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Noun rebellion has 2 senses

rebellion - refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue"
--₁ is a kind of resistance

Derived form: verb rebel₂
rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
--₂ is a kind of conflict, struggle, battle
--₂ has particulars:
insurgency, insurgence; intifada, intifadah; mutiny; Peasant's Revolt, Great Revolt; Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Mutiny

Derived form: verb rebel₁