intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
rebelliousness
How to use rebelliousness in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for rebelliousness.
Editorial note
I'm pretty sure that only meant `fuck you` with some country-style rebelliousness thrown in.
Quick take
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of rebelliousness gathered in one view.
an insubordinate act
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for rebelliousness.
noun
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
See also: defiance
noun
an insubordinate act
See also: insubordination
Example sentences
I'm pretty sure that only meant `fuck you` with some country-style rebelliousness thrown in.
I think it also takes a sense of rebelliousness, in the sense of, "Why should I have to answer to anyone but myself?
He was the image of youth rebelliousness but too often crossed the cavern of casual disregard of others.
Not to sound condescending, I found I grew out of The Wall, I think because it deals a lot with issues from childhood and rebelliousness.
>But what about the rebelliousness that brought about the hyperlink, the mouse, and the iPhone?Are those really rebellions?
I hope Linus is better than that, and suffers from nothing more than anger management and healthy rebelliousness
And I'm not seeing a lot of empiricism here - lots of emotion, angst, rebelliousness, armchair theorizing, and hope.
Hedonism doesn’t need to be conflated with bad behaviour or rebelliousness.
It's rich seeing people who think standing around on the pavement and waiting for the police to come beat you is rebellion try to lecture others about "rebelliousness".
The kids decide what they want to contribute, and then they figure out how they are going to do it.> I've always thought the main driver for leaving home is instinctive, basically teenage rebelliousness.
Sega handed Nintendo its ass during the early 90s in the USA by positioning themselves as the modern video game company for the 90s, full of rebelliousness and attitude.
Sometimes a display of ignorance masquerades as cynical, truth-to-power rebelliousness.—I almost want to visit SF just to see if there are as many bros as some people have led me to believe.
Mischievousness like this is rarely an expression of malice, but more likely curiosity, rebelliousness, perhaps boredom, etc. the punishment should reflect that.
General teenage stupid stuff was attributed to inexperience rather than rebelliousness.
Starting before 21 legally != Starting before 21 illegallyYou'd be surprised how much of a difference it makes when you remove the rebelliousness and allure of doing something illegally.
Yes like the recommended approach with teenagers isn't to say "don't do drugs because I say so", but "drug sellers are trying to manipulate you into giving them money by making you addicted".You have to use their natural rebelliousness to your advantage.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use rebelliousness in a sentence?
I'm pretty sure that only meant `fuck you` with some country-style rebelliousness thrown in.
What does rebelliousness mean?
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
What part of speech is rebelliousness?
rebelliousness is commonly used as noun.