Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
suppress the insurgency by isolating the rebels from the rest of the population
бунтbunt, восста́ниеvosstánije, мяте́жmjatéž
- an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
Examples
7 sentencesOccupying powers never consider an insurgency's cause to be valid.
The insurgency was widely condemned in state-controlled mass media outlets.
The mayor was killed in an ambush during the height of the insurgency.
There are no insurgencies within Algeria.
The socialist insurgency expropriated the Apostolic Palace.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From insurgent + -cy.From insurgent + -cy.
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Forms
plural: insurgencies| Singular | insurgency |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict:insurgence
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.