Uprising — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

come into existence; take on form or shape

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌpɹaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌpɹaɪzɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌpɹaɪzɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈʌpɹaɪzɪŋ/.

Examples

A new religious movement originated in that country
a love that sprang up from friendship
the idea for the book grew out of a short story

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

arise get up insurrection turn out develop go up rise stand up ascend spring up uprise grow rebellion lift bristle come up move up revolt originate resurrect rising

Antonyms

set fall sit down go to bed lie down turn in

Parts of Speech

noun	organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
verb	come into existence; take on form or shape “A new religious movement originated in that country”
verb	ascend as a sound “The choirs singing uprose and filled the church”
verb	rise up as in fear “The dog's fur bristled”
verb	rise to one's feet “The audience got up and applauded”
verb	come up, of celestial bodies “The sun also rises”
verb	move upward “The fog lifted”
verb	return from the dead “Christ is risen!”
verb	get up and out of bed “I get up at 7 A.M. every day”

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
originative	adjective	containing seeds of later development
origin	noun	an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
origination	noun	an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
growth	noun	the gradual beginning or coming forth
bristle	noun	a stiff hair
rise	noun	the act of changing location in an upward direction
riser	noun	a person who rises (especially from bed)
ascendent	adjective	tending or directed upward; - John Ruskin
ascension	noun	(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
rising	noun	a movement upward
lift	noun	the event of something being raised upward

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufstand

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

🇫🇷French

soulèvement

opposition organisée à l'autorité; un conflit dans lequel une faction tente d'arracher le contrôle à une autre

🇪🇸Spanish

levantamiento

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

🇮🇹Italian

rivolta

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

revolta

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

எழுச்சி

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

उठाव

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

പ്രക്ഷോഭം

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

蜂起

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

การลุกฮือ

จัดระเบียบต่อต้านผู้มีอำนาจ ความขัดแย้งที่ฝ่ายหนึ่งพยายามแย่งชิงการควบคุมจากอีกฝ่ายหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemberontakan

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

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-aalsa

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

الانتفاضة

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

🇮🇷Persian

قیام

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

מֶרֶד

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

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

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

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