Insurrection

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An organized opposition to an authority; a mutiny; a rebellion
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state.
  • n. A rising in mass to oppose an enemy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A rising up; uprising.
  • n. The act of rising against civil authority or governmental restraint; specifically, the armed resistance of a number of persons to the power of the state; incipient or limited rebellion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    battle    struggle    conflict   
    Cross Reference
    rebellion   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    revolt    sedition    rebellion    mutiny    insurgence   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rebellion    mutiny    uprising    revolution    conspiracy    invasion    anarchy    riot    disturbance    outbreak