uprising (redirected from uprisings)

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 [ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ ʌpˈraɪzɪŋ]

n

1. a revolt or rebellion

2. Archaic an ascent

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 a popular uprising against the authoritarian government

Translations

uprising [ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ] N → alzamiento m, sublevación f

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uprising [ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ] n → soulèvement m, insurrection f
up-river upriver [ˌʌpˈrɪvə^r] adv → en amont
up-river of sth, up-river from sth → en amont de qch

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uprising

n → Aufstand m, → Erhebung f

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uprising [ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ] n → rivolta, insurrezione f

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uprising

n uprising [ˈapraiziŋ]

a rebellion or revolt The Hungarian uprising was quickly suppressed. rebellie تَمَرُّد، عِصْيان، إنْتِفاضَه възстание povstání opstand der Aufstand εξέγερση sublevación ülestõus شورش kapina soulèvement הִתקוֹממוּת बगावत pobuna, revolt felkelés uppreisn ribellione, sommossa 反乱 반란, 폭동 sukilimas sacelšanās pemberontakan opstand oppstand, opprør powstanie levantamento răscoală восстание povstanie vstaja ustanak resning, uppror การปฏิวัติ ayaklanma, isyan 叛亂，暴動 повстання بغاوت cuộc khởi nghĩa 暴动