rebellious nature

collocation in English

meaningsofrebelliousandnature

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rebellious
adjective
uk
/rɪˈbel.i.əs/us
/rɪˈbel.i.əs/
If a group of people are rebellious, they oppose the ideas of the people in authority and plan to change the system, often ...
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nature
noun
uk
/ˈneɪ.tʃər/us
/ˈneɪ.tʃɚ/
all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes that happen or exist independently of people, such as the weather, the sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants, ...
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It is because of myrebelliousnature.
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By way of contrast, he begets a son who is ofrebelliousnatureand questioning of the traditional social hierarchies of the time.
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Kuryluks distinct style of painting and herrebelliousnaturebrought her in conflict with her professors.
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However, his naturally suspicious andrebelliousnaturemade him an excellent investigator and security officer.
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Hisrebelliousnatureinitially led him to engage in demonstrations against police violence and painting slogans on walls.
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She has earned the nickname the sassy one by her trainers due to her playful andrebelliousnature.
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Hisrebelliousnatureand anti-hero persona tends to bring him some trouble, but his risky tactics make him a valuable asset to the team.
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Hisrebelliousnaturecan be seen in his works, where he calls for social and national revolution.
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The association of him as the anti-hero gives him arebelliousnature, an attractive feature to the youth.
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His teachers could control neither hisrebelliousnaturenor his unbridled irresponsibility.
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In the meantime, the population maintained arebelliousnature.
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Hisrebelliousnature, however, urges him to find a way to redeem his soul, perhaps by regaining his mortal state.
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Lennon revealed arebelliousnatureand acerbic wit in his music, writing, drawings, on film and in interviews.
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Azad's education had been shaped for him to become a cleric, but hisrebelliousnatureand affinity for politics turned him towards journalism.
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After his wife and son were both died of illness, he trained his daughter in martial arts but wished her to stay home, despite herrebelliousnature.
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Berger was described as of arebelliousnaturein school, hitting back at the local village priest when he tried to discipline him.
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Motoko's demeanor lacks the comedic facial expressions andrebelliousnaturedepicted in the manga.
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Due to herrebelliousnature, she is resentful of her parents for the pressures they place on her regarding the family headship, but still shows concern for them.
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