insurrection

in·sur·rec·tion

 (ĭn′sə-rĕk′shən)

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 īnsurrēctiō, īnsurrēctiōn-, from Latin īnsurrēctus, past participle of īnsurgere, to rise up; see insurgent.]

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in′sur·rec′tion·al adj.

in′sur·rec′tion·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj. & n.

in′sur·rec′tion·ism n.

in′sur·rec′tion·ist n.

insurrection

(ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən)

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the act or an instance of rebelling against a government in power or the civil authorities; insurgency

[C15: from Late Latin insurrectiō, from insurgere to rise up]

ˌinsurˈrectional adj

ˌinsurˈrectionary n, adj

ˌinsurˈrectionism n

ˌinsurˈrectionist n, adj

in•sur•rec•tion

(ˌɪn səˈrɛk ʃən)

n.

an act or instance of rising in arms or open rebellion against an established government or authority.

[1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin insurrēctiō]

in`sur•rec′tion•al, adj.

in`sur•rec′tion•ar′y, adj., n., pl. -ar•ies.

in`sur•rec′tion•ist, n.

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)

insurrection

noun rebellion, rising, revolution, riot, coup, revolt, uprising, mutiny, insurgency, putsch, sedition They were plotting to stage an armed insurrection.

insurrection

noun

Organized opposition intended to change or overthrow existing authority:

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

Translations

εξέγερση

révolte

insurrezione

insurrection

[ˌɪnsəˈrekʃən] N → insurrección f

insurrection

[ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃ^ən] n → insurrection f

insurrection

n → Aufstand m

insurrection

[ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃ/ən] n → insurrezione f