in·sur·gen·cy

(ĭn-sûr′jən-sē)

n. pl. in·sur·gen·cies

1. The quality or circumstance of being rebellious.

2. An instance of rebellion; an insurgence.

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in•sur•gen•cy

(ɪnˈsɜr dʒən si)

n., pl. -cies.

1. the state or condition of being insurgent.

2. rebellion against an existing government by a group not recognized as a belligerent.

3. rebellion within a group, as by members against leaders.

[1795–1805]

insurgency

An organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a constituted government through use of subversion and armed conflict.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

insurgency, insurgence

1. the state or condition of being in revolt or insurrection.
2. an uprising. — insurgent, n., adj.

insurgency

noun rebellion, rising, revolution, resistance, revolt, uprising, mutiny, insurrection, insurgence Both countries were threatened with insurgencies in the late 1960s.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

insurgency

noun

Organized opposition intended to change or overthrow existing authority:

insurgence, insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, revolution, sedition, uprising.

Translations

insurgency

[ɪnˈsɜːdʒənsɪ] N → insurrección f

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insurgency

[ɪnˈsɜː^rdʒənsi] insurgence [ɪnˈsɜː^rdʒəns] n (= uprising, insurrection) → insurrection f

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