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Definition of mutiny noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mutiny

noun
 
/ˈmjuːtəni/
 
/ˈmjuːtəni/
(plural mutinies)
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. the act of refusing to obey the orders of somebody in authority, especially by soldiers or sailors
    • Discontent among the ship's crew finally led to the outbreak of mutiny.
    • the famous movie ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’
    • We have a family mutiny on our hands!
    Extra Examples
    • mutiny by the men
    • The famous mutiny on the British Navy ship Bounty took place in 1789.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • army
    • naval
    verb + mutiny
    • stage
    • lead
    • be faced with
    • …
    preposition
    • mutiny against
    • mutiny by
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from obsolete mutine ‘rebellion’, from French mutin ‘mutineer’, based on Latin movere ‘to move’.
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