Renegade - English meaning

noun

A person who is not loyal to their country or to another person, often doing something harmful such as giving information to an enemy

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Betrayers of the nation's interests, judas iscariot is remembered as christ's betrayer., she hadn't…

noun

A person who has abandoned their country or cause in favour of an opposing one.

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Staff interviewed escapees and defectors to the west

noun

A member of the armed forces who deserts.

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Deserters from the army

noun

A person who leaves the armed forces without permission and with no intention of returning

adjective

Failing to be loyal to a person, country, or organization to which one has obligations.

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She was accused of being disloyal to the government

adjective

Not loyal; acting to hurt someone you are expected to support

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His sisters thought that his autobiography was disloyal to the family.

noun

A person, especially a soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority.

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Those who resisted were denounced as mutineers and treated accordingly

noun

Someone who takes part in a mutiny

adjective

(of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority.

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Mutinous soldiers occupied the radio station

adjective

(especially of a sailor or a soldier) refusing to obey orders or attempting to take control from people in authority

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The mutinous sailors took control of the ship., mutinous soldiers occupied the state radio station …

adjective

Deceitful and untrustworthy.

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A perfidious lover

adjective

Unable to be trusted, or showing no loyalty

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She described the new criminal bill as a perfidious attack on democracy.

noun

A traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country.

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He had the quisling owner of the factory arrested

noun

A person who helps an enemy that has taken control of his or her country

noun

A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or leader.

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Tory rebels

verb

Rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or leader.

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The earl of pembroke subsequently rebelled against henry iii

noun

A person who refuses to accept the government’s power and uses force to oppose it, or a person who opposes authority and thinks or behaves differently

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The government tried to set up talks with the rebels., though he dressed unusually, he never meant …

adjective

Showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention.

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I became very rebellious and opted out

noun

Archaic term for renegade.

noun

A person who betrays someone or something, such as a friend, cause, or principle.

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He was a traitor to his own class

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of a traitor; treacherous.

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When his traitorous actions were discovered, he was imprisoned

adjective

Guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.

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A treacherous gestapo agent

adjective

Tending to betray

adjective

(of the ground or the sea) extremely dangerous, esp. because of bad weather conditions

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Freezing rain made driving treacherous., he was treacherous, or at least sneaky.

adjective

Involving or guilty of the crime of betraying one's country.

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A treasonous act against the state

adjective

A treasonable act, crime, etc. is, or is considered to be, treason

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A treasonable offence, treasonable activities

noun

A person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one.

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They denounced him as a turncoat

noun

A person whose support changes from one side to the opposite side; a traitor