An insurrection is violent action that is taken by a large group of people against the rulers of their country, usually in order to remove them from office.
[formal]
They were plotting to stage an armed insurrection.
Those found guilty of rebellion and insurrection will be sentenced to life imprisonment.
Synonyms: rebellion, rising, revolution, riot More Synonyms of insurrection
insurrection in British English
(ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən)
noun
the act or an instance of rebelling against a government in power or the civil authorities; insurgency
Derived forms
insurrectional (ˌinsurˈrectional)
adjective
insurrectionary (ˌinsurˈrectionary)
noun, adjective
insurrectionism (ˌinsurˈrectionism)
noun
insurrectionist (ˌinsurˈrectionist)
noun, adjective
Word origin
C15: from Late Latin insurrectiō, from insurgere to rise up
insurrection in American English
(ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən)
noun
a rising up against established authority; rebellion; revolt
LME < MFr < LL insurrectio < pp. of L insurgere: see insurgent
Examples of 'insurrection' in a sentence
insurrection
There was no exemption for those engaged in an armed insurrection and an armed struggle against a government.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was hard to square his earlier talk of armed insurrection with this offer to act as a consultant to the British government.
James Fergusson KANDAHAR COCKNEY: A Tale of Two Worlds (2004)
Some might say, at worst, armed insurrection.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
insurrection
British English: insurrection NOUN
An insurrection is violent action that is taken by a large group of people against the rulers of their country, usually in order to remove them from office.
They were plotting to stage an armed insurrection.
American English: insurrection
Brazilian Portuguese: insurreição
Chinese: 叛乱
European Spanish: insurrección
French: insurrection
German: Aufstand
Italian: insurrezione
Japanese: 反乱
Korean: 반란
European Portuguese: insurreição
Latin American Spanish: insurrección
(noun)
Definition
the act of rebelling against an established authority
They were plotting to stage an armed insurrection.
Synonyms
rebellion
They soon put down the rebellion.
rising
revolution
after the French Revolution
riot
coup
revolt
a revolt by ordinary people against the leaders
uprising
a popular uprising against the authoritarian government
mutiny
A series of mutinies in the armed forces destabilized the regime.
insurgency
Both countries were threatened with insurgencies in the late 1960s.
putsch
sedition
Additional synonyms
in the sense of insurgency
Both countries were threatened with insurgencies in the late 1960s.
Synonyms
rebellion,
rising,
revolution,
resistance,
revolt,
uprising,
mutiny,
insurrection,
insurgence
in the sense of mutiny
Definition
open rebellion against authority, esp. by sailors or soldiers against their officers
A series of mutinies in the armed forces destabilized the regime.