insurrection
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səˈrɛk noun
an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin insurrēctiōn- (stem of insurrēctiō), equivalent to insurrēct(us) (past participle of insurgere; see insurgent) + -iōn- -ion
1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin insurrēctiōn- (stem of insurrēctiō), equivalent to insurrēct(us) (past participle of insurgere; see insurgent) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
in·sur·rec·tion·al, adjective
in·sur·rec·tion·al·ly, adverb
in·sur·rec·tion·ism, noun
in·sur·rec·tion·ist, noun
Synonyms
insurgency, uprising, mutiny.
insurgency, uprising, mutiny.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 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] | |
| insur'rectional | |
| —adj | |
| insur'rectionary | |
| —n, —adj | |
| insur'rectionism | |
| —n | |
| insur'rectionist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
insurrection
1459, from M.Fr. insurrection, from L. insurrectionem (nom. insurrectio) "a rising up," from insurrectus, pp. of insurgere "to rise up" (see insurgent).
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Example sentences
Normally this was to be accomplished by armed insurrection against the existing order.
The picture of the volcano as positive symbol of insurrection against social injustice needed more time to become popular.
The cheated victors became founders of the insurrection.
It's relatively rare that the company that's triumphant in the commodity phase can move back to the insurrection phase.
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