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noun, plural, -cies for 4.
1.
the state or condition of being insurgent.
2.
insurrection against an existing government, usually one's own, by a group not recognized as having the status of a belligerent.
3.
rebellion within a group, as by members against leaders.
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Insurgency
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- The insurgency was not collapsing then and it is not resurgent now.
- It's long been in the insurgency manual to try to provoke overreaction.
- The local economy is choked, as so often in two decades of insurgency and protests.
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