uprising

up·ris·ing  (przng)

n.

1. A sometimes limited popular revolt against a constituted government or its policies; a rebellion.

2. The act or an instance of rising or rising up.

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uprising

Noun

a revolt or rebellion

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

uprising - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another insurrection, revolt, rising, rebellion 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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uprising

noun rebellion, rising, revolution, outbreak, revolt, disturbance, upheaval, mutiny, insurrection, putsch, insurgence

Translations

uprising [ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ] n → sublevación f

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uprising [ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ] n → soulèvement m, insurrection f

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uprising [ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ] n → Aufstand m

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uprising [ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ] n → insurrezione f; rivolta