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mutiny
noun [C/U] /ˈmju·tən·i/Definition
› refusal to obey orders, or a violent attempt to take control from people in authority, esp. in the military or on a ship: [U] Walker’s superiors charged him with mutiny. mutinous
/ˈmju·tən·əs/ adjective › Mutinous troops failed to overthrow the government. mutiny
/ˈmju·tən·i/ verb [I] › The crew mutinied and took over the ship.
(Definition of mutiny noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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