Mutinous
adjective
Refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority.
The captain faced a mutinous crew who refused to follow orders.
Often appears as...
- mutinous crew
- mutinous soldiers
adjective
Unhappy and ready to disobey.
He gave the teacher a mutinous look when asked to redo his homework.
Often appears as...
- mutinous look
- mutinous response
adjective
Refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority.
The captain faced a mutinous crew who refused to follow orders.
Often appears as...
- mutinous crew
- mutinous soldiers
adjective
Unhappy and ready to disobey.
He gave the teacher a mutinous look when asked to redo his homework.
Often appears as...
- mutinous look
- mutinous response
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Clash
Used when someone directly opposes a leader or person in charge.
During the voyage, the first mate's mutinous defiance startled the captain.
Pro Tip 2/3Group Disobedience
Often implies a collective uprising, not just one person.
The mutinous soldiers formed a barricade against the general's orders.
Pro Tip 3/3Severe Consequences
In history, mutiny is a serious offense that could have extreme penalties.
The mutinous act led to a court-martial for the members of the crew.
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Clash
Used when someone directly opposes a leader or person in charge.
During the voyage, the first mate's mutinous defiance startled the captain.
Pro Tip 2/3Group Disobedience
Often implies a collective uprising, not just one person.
The mutinous soldiers formed a barricade against the general's orders.
Pro Tip 3/3Severe Consequences
In history, mutiny is a serious offense that could have extreme penalties.
The mutinous act led to a court-martial for the members of the crew.
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Clash
Used when someone directly opposes a leader or person in charge.
During the voyage, the first mate's mutinous defiance startled the captain.
Pro Tip 2/3Group Disobedience
Often implies a collective uprising, not just one person.
The mutinous soldiers formed a barricade against the general's orders.
Pro Tip 3/3Severe Consequences
In history, mutiny is a serious offense that could have extreme penalties.
The mutinous act led to a court-martial for the members of the crew.
Compare with
defiantdisloyaldisobedientinsubordinateinsurgencerebelliousseditioustreasonable
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Karen Armstrong: Let's...
or inveighing against homosexuality or something of that sort. Often people don't really want to be compassionate. I sometimes see when I'm speaking to a congregation of religious people a sort of mutinous expression crossing their faces
Video examples
Karen Armstrong: Let's...
or inveighing against homosexuality or something of that sort. Often people don't really want to be compassionate. I sometimes see when I'm speaking to a congregation of religious people a sort of mutinous expression crossing their faces
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Quote examples
Diane Lane
American Actress
I don't know what it is, exactly, but there's a negative drag on film sets after the second week or so, a mutinous vibe because the infinite capacities of the directors and everybody else become quite finite and everybody's under the gun and it becomes work.
Quote examples
Diane Lane
American Actress
I don't know what it is, exactly, but there's a negative drag on film sets after the second week or so, a mutinous vibe because the infinite capacities of the directors and everybody else become quite finite and everybody's under the gun and it becomes work.
Example 1 of 1
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