noun · uncountable · rare

insurrection

in·sur·rect·ion

повстання

восстание, бунт, мятеж

Erhebung, Aufstand, Rebellion, Revolte

The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the…The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.

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/ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/

» The military put down the insurrection.

Meaning

1 senses

(also, figuratively, uncountable)The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.
Aufstand, Erhebung, Meuterei
бунтbunt, мяте́жmjatéž, восста́ниеvosstánije
повста́нняpovstánnja

More definitions

organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

Examples

6 sentences

The military put down the insurrection.
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They intend to lead an insurrection.
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Tom was arrested for inciting an insurrection.
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The situation escalated into a nationwide insurrection.
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The demonstration was hardly an insurrection -- on the contrary, people were rather peaceful.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising:

Русский

By meaning 1

action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising:

Origin

From Late Middle English insurreccion (“uprising against a government, rebellion, revolt;

From Late Middle English insurreccion (“uprising against a government, rebellion, revolt; civil disorder, riot; illegal armed assault”) [and other forms], from Middle French insurrection, Old French insurreccïon (modern French insurrection), and from their etymon Latin īnsurrēctiōnem (rare), the accusative singular of īnsurrēctiō (“rising up, insurrection, rebellion”), from īnsurgō (“to rise up”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’) + surgō (“to arise, get up; to rise”) (from sub- (prefix meaning ‘(from) beneath, under’) + regō (“to direct, govern, rule; to guide, steer; to manage, oversee”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to right oneself, straighten; just; right”))).

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