mutinous

UK/ˈmjuːtɪnəs/US/ˈmjuːtɪnəs/

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Mutinous means refusing to obey those in command. A mutinous crew, a mutinous silence.

It is used of a mood as much as of an act, and the mood usually comes first. A mutinous look across a meeting room is the same word doing lighter work.

Definitions of mutinous

1adjectivemutinousRefusing to obey those in command.C2
“The whole watch was mutinous and nobody said a word.”

mutinous is a quality.

Practise this word

mutinous in the wild

An expedition was prepared to reoccupy Sardinia, where mutinous soldiers had slaughtered all Carthaginians.
Mercenary War
After the Battle of Gabiene, the mutinous Argyraspids agreed to surrender their general into Antigonus's hands; it was Nicanor who was selected to receive the prisoner from them.
Nicanor (satrap)
Tacitus reports that in year 14, the town was plundered by mutinous Roman forces that has been sent to build roads and bridges.
Nauportus
Quizquiz wanted to continue the fight, but the Inca general was slain by his mutinous forces.
Battle of Maraycalla
The British resident, Sir Louis Cavagnari, and his escort were massacred after an 8-hour siege by mutinous Afghan troops inside their Residency in Kabul.
Siege of the British Residency in Kabul

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