insurgent
Rebellious, opposing authorityRebellious, opposing authority.
» About thirty insurgents were killed.
Около тридцати повстанцев было убито. — marafon
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2 senses(not comparable)Rebellious, opposing authority.
aufständisch, aufrührerisch
мяте́жныйmjatéžnyj, восста́вшийvosstávšij, разбушева́вшийсяrazbuševávšijsja
in opposition to a civil authority or government
(not comparable)Of water: surging or rushing in.
Examples
6 sentencesAbout thirty insurgents were killed.
ruОколо тридцати повстанцев было убито. — marafon
These insurgents only want to ruin our country.
ruЭти мятежники хотят лишь развалить нашу страну. — ZegPhig
Ukraine is losing more territory to insurgent forces.
A mass unsettling of the mindless followers of the cult leader required the arrival of a charismatic insurgent.
Government troops launched a pre-emptive attack on the insurgents, after receiving intelligence reports that they were planning an assault.
ruПравительственные войска нанесли упреждающий удар по боевикам, после того как получили разведданные о готовящемся вооружённом нападении. — odexed
deRegierungstruppen starteten einen Präventivangriff gegen die Aufständischen, nachdem ihnen Berichte des Geheimdienstes zugegangen waren, dass diese einen Angriff vorhatten. — raggione
Translations
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Origin
From Latin īnsurgentem, accusative singular of īnsurgēns, present active participle of īnsFrom Latin īnsurgentem, accusative singular of īnsurgēns, present active participle of īnsurgō (“to rise up against, revolt”), from in (“against”) + surgō (“to rise”), itself from sub (“up from below”) + regō (“to guide, direct, rule, govern, administer”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to move in a straight line, to rule, guide, lead straight, put right”).
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- in opposition to a civil authority or government:seditioussubversive
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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