Vocabulary
Mutiny
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an occasion when a group of people, especially soldiers or sailors, refuses to obey orders and/or attempts to take control from people in authority
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But it is now treated as a crime, enabling the separation of families and the deportation of people who have lived in that country for decades even as felons from the Jan 6 mutiny go free.
- One of the reasons he was going over there was to salvage his reputation, which had suffered owing to his misguided attempt at a mutiny.
- One of the reasons he was going over there was to salvage his reputation, which had suffered owing to his misguided attempt at a mutiny.
Synonyms
revolt, uprising, riot
Antonyms
calm, peace, obedience
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