rebellische

Rebellische is a German adjective meaning rebellious or defiant, used to describe people, attitudes, movements, or works that resist authority or convention. It is not a stand-alone noun; it functions as an attributive modifier and takes inflected endings according to gender, number, and case.

In standard usage, rebellische appears most often in attributive position before feminine singular nouns or plural nouns. For example: eine rebellische Haltung (a rebellious attitude) and rebellische Ideen (rebellious ideas). The corresponding predicative form is rebellisch, as in Die Haltung ist rebellisch. The form rebellische therefore appears commonly in descriptive phrases rather than as a predicate adjective.

The term is formed from the stem rebell-, the root related to rebellion, with the German adjective suffix -isch, following common patterns for forming adjectives from verbs or nouns. It shares a semantic field with other terms describing resistance to authority, nonconformity, or countercultural posture. In discourse, rebellische is frequently used in political, social, or cultural contexts to characterize actions, styles, or rhetoric that challenge established norms.

See also: rebellion, rebellion in culture, German adjectives and inflection. Notes on usage: as with many subjective descriptors, the tone conveyed by rebellische depends on context and intent; in neutral reporting it describes observable attitudes or movements, while in evaluative writing it may carry a value judgment.