Insurrection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsɚɹˈɛkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsəɹˈɛkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsəɹˈɛkʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnsɚɹˈɛkʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

revolt uprising rebellion rising

Word Forms

rebellious	adjective	participating in organized resistance to a constituted government
rebel	verb	take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
insurrectional	adjective	of or relating to or given to insurrection
insurrectionary	adjective	of or relating to or given to insurrection
insurrectionist	noun	a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
revolt	verb	make revolution
rise	verb	take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufruhr

organisierter Widerstand gegen die Autorität; ein Konflikt, bei dem eine Fraktion versucht, einer anderen die Kontrolle zu entreißen

🇪🇸Spanish

insurrección

oposición organizada a la autoridad; Un conflicto en el que una facción intenta arrebatar el control a otra.

🇮🇹Italian

insurrezione

opposizione organizzata all'autorità; un conflitto in cui una fazione cerca di strappare il controllo a un'altra

🇳🇱Dutch

opstand

georganiseerde oppositie tegen autoriteit; een conflict waarbij de ene factie de controle van een andere factie probeert af te pakken

🇵🇹Portuguese

insurreição

oposição organizada à autoridade; um conflito em que uma facção tenta arrancar o controle de outra

🇷🇺Russian

восстание

организованная оппозиция власти; конфликт, в котором одна фракция пытается вырвать контроль у другой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विद्रोह

सत्ता का संगठित विरोध; एक संघर्ष जिसमें एक गुट दूसरे से नियंत्रण छीनने की कोशिश करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিদ্রোহ

কর্তৃপক্ষের সংগঠিত বিরোধিতা; একটি দ্বন্দ্ব যেখানে এক দল অন্য দল থেকে নিয়ন্ত্রণ কেড়ে নেওয়ার চেষ্টা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கிளர்ச்சி

அதிகாரத்திற்கு ஒழுங்கமைக்கப்பட்ட எதிர்ப்பு; ஒரு பிரிவினர் மற்றொரு பிரிவினரிடமிருந்து கட்டுப்பாட்டைப் பெற முயற்சிக்கும் மோதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరుగుబాటు

అధికారానికి వ్యవస్థీకృత వ్యతిరేకత; ఒక వర్గం మరొకరి నుండి నియంత్రణను చేజిక్కించుకోవడానికి ప్రయత్నించే సంఘర్షణ

🇮🇳Marathi

बंड

प्राधिकरणास संघटित विरोध; एक संघर्ष ज्यामध्ये एक गट दुसऱ्यापासून नियंत्रण मिळविण्याचा प्रयत्न करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

બળવો

સત્તા સામે સંગઠિત વિરોધ; એક સંઘર્ષ જેમાં એક જૂથ બીજાથી નિયંત્રણ મેળવવાનો પ્રયાસ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಂಗೆ

ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಘಟಿತ ವಿರೋಧ; ಒಂದು ಬಣ ಇನ್ನೊಂದರಿಂದ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣವನ್ನು ಕಸಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುವ ಸಂಘರ್ಷ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കലാപം

അധികാരത്തോടുള്ള സംഘടിത എതിർപ്പ്; ഒരു വിഭാഗം മറ്റൊരു വിഭാഗത്തിൽ നിന്ന് നിയന്ത്രണം പിടിച്ചെടുക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്ന സംഘർഷം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਗਾਵਤ

ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਸੰਗਠਿਤ ਵਿਰੋਧ; ਇੱਕ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਧੜਾ ਦੂਜੇ ਤੋਂ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਲੈਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بغاوت

اتھارٹی کے خلاف منظم مخالفت؛ ایک تنازعہ جس میں ایک گروہ دوسرے سے کنٹرول چھیننے کی کوشش کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

起义

有组织地反对权威；一个派系试图从另一个派系手中夺取控制权的冲突

🇯🇵Japanese

反乱

権力に対する組織的な反対。ある派閥が別の派閥から支配権を奪おうとする紛争

🇰🇷Korean

반란

권위에 대한 조직적인 반대; 한 세력이 다른 세력의 통제권을 빼앗으려고 하는 갈등

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuộc nổi dậy

có tổ chức chống lại chính quyền; một cuộc xung đột trong đó một phe cố gắng giành quyền kiểm soát từ phe khác

🇹🇭Thai

การกบฏ

จัดระเบียบต่อต้านผู้มีอำนาจ ความขัดแย้งที่ฝ่ายหนึ่งพยายามแย่งชิงการควบคุมจากอีกฝ่ายหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemberontakan

oposisi terorganisir terhadap otoritas; konflik di mana satu faksi mencoba merebut kendali dari faksi lain

🇵🇭Filipino

paghihimagsik

organisadong pagsalungat sa awtoridad; isang salungatan kung saan sinusubukan ng isang paksyon na agawin ang kontrol mula sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

pemberontakan

penentangan yang teratur terhadap pihak berkuasa; konflik di mana satu puak cuba merampas kawalan dari yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمرد

معارضة منظمة للسلطة؛ صراع يحاول فيه أحد الفصائل انتزاع السيطرة من الآخر

🇮🇷Persian

شورش

مخالفت سازمان یافته با قدرت؛ درگیری که در آن یک جناح سعی می کند کنترل را از دست دیگری بگیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

ayaklanma

otoriteye karşı örgütlü muhalefet; bir grubun kontrolü diğerinden almaya çalıştığı bir çatışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתקוֹמְמוּת

התנגדות מאורגנת לסמכות; סכסוך שבו פלג אחד מנסה לגרש שליטה מאחרת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'insurrection'?

The primary meaning of 'insurrection' is 'organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another'.

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Using 'insurrection' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'insurrection' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'insurrection' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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