uprisingnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʌpˌraɪ.zɪŋ/us/ˈʌpˌraɪ.zɪŋ/also risingan act of opposition, sometimes using violence, by many people in one area of a country against those who are in power:
Following a determined resistance in the east, there was eventually a popular uprising in the capital.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- bring
- bring sb down
- counter-revolution
- insurgent
- mujahideen
- mutineer
- mutiny
- overthrow
- palace coup
- partisan
- poacher
- put sth down 1
- ringleader
- riot
- riotous
- rising
- secede
- ungovernable
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