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in·sur·rec·tion  (ns-rkshn)

n.

The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin nsurrcti, nsurrctin-, from Latin nsurrctus, past participle of nsurgere, to rise up; see insurgent.]

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insur·rection·al adj.

insur·rection·ary (-sh-nr) adj. & n.

insur·rection·ism n.

insur·rection·ist n.

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insurrection

Noun

the act of rebelling against an established authority [Latin insurgere to rise up]

insurrectionist nadj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

insurrection - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another revolt, uprising, rebellion, rising conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" insurgence, insurgency - an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict intifada, intifadah - an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993" mutiny - open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

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insurrection

noun rebellion, rising, revolution, riot, coup, revolt, uprising, mutiny, insurgency, putsch, sedition

Translations

insurrection [ɪnsəˈrɛkʃən] n → insurrección f

insurrection [ɪnsəˈrɛkʃən] n → insurrection f

insurrection [ɪnsəˈrɛkʃən] n → Aufstand m

insurrection [ɪnsəˈrɛkʃən] n → insurrezione f