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rebellionrebellion /rɪˈbɛlyən/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] ► put down/crush a rebellion (=use violence to stop it) THESAURUS a time of great, usually sudden, social and political change, especially the changing of a ruler or political system by force► revolution a time of great, usually sudden, social and political change, especially the changing of a ruler or political system by force: The Russian Revolution of 1917 removed the czar. The country was on the verge of revolution. ► rebellion an organized attempt to change the government of a country using violence: The armed rebellion quickly spread across the country. ► revolt a refusal to obey a government, law, etc., or an occasion when people try to change the government of a country, sometimes with violence: Troops loyal to the president crushed the revolt. ► uprising a rebellion or revolt by ordinary people, especially one that does not last long: An uprising of ordinary citizens led to the resignation of the president. ► insurrection formal an attempt by a group of people within a country to take control using force and violence: An armed insurrection led by the army overthrew the king. ► insurgency formal the action of fighting against the government of your own country in a secret but organized way, especially over a long period: The government fought against a Communist insurgency for decades. ► coup d'état formal (also coup) an action in which a group of people who have or had positions of power in a government, suddenly and violently take the leadership of the country: The president was deposed in a violent military coup. fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons► war fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons: Congress is not interested in fighting a war with our allies. They had no chance of winning the war. ► fighting a situation in which people or groups attack each other and try to hurt each other: One thousand people have died since the fighting began. ► combat fighting by soldiers during a war: The soldiers were wounded in combat. ► action fighting by soldiers during a war. Used especially in the phrase in action: Her husband was killed in action in Iraq. ► conflict fighting or a war: Mediators are working to end the conflict in the region. ► hostilities formal fighting or a war: The treaty brought a formal end to the hostilities. ► clash a short fight between two armies or groups: There have been a few border clashes in recent years. ► skirmish a short fight between small groups of soldiers, ships, etc.: A brief skirmish between rebels and government forces forced civilians to flee. ► battle a long or important fight between two armies, groups of ships, etc. in one place: Six hundred men were killed in the first battle of the war. ► rebellion an occasion when people fight to remove a government or political leader by using violence: Large numbers of ordinary citizens took part in the rebellion. ► warfare the methods used for fighting or attacking enemies in a war: The special suits protect soldiers from biological or chemical warfare. 1social studies, politics an organized attempt to change the government, or other authority, using violence: an armed rebellionrebellion against a rebellion against the military regimeput down/crush a rebellion (=use violence to stop it)► see thesaurus at revolution, war2opposition to someone in authority or to normal or usual ways of doing things: a rebellion by right-wing members of the partyrebellion against the artist’s rebellion against the styles of other popular painters → revolution |