insurrection
noun /ˌɪnsəˈrekʃn/
/ˌɪnsəˈrekʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- insurrection (against somebody/something) a situation in which a large group of people try to take political control of their own country with violence synonym uprising
- He led an armed insurrection against the regime.
Extra Examples- In 1822 he planned a slave insurrection in South Carolina.
- There was a popular insurrection against the police.
- They were accused of plotting insurrection against the government.
- Years of discontent turned into armed insurrection.
- insurrection against the monarchy
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- armed
- popular
- slave
- …
- plan
- lead
- launch
- …
- insurrection against
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin insurrectio(n-), from insurgere ‘rise up’.