What does "insurgency" mean?

rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent

How do you pronounce "insurgency"?

Pronounced //ɪnˈsɝd͡ʒənsi//.

Common synonyms include: defiance, insurgence, insurgences, insurrection, insurrection movement, insurrections.

/ɪnˈsɝd͡ʒənsi/ noun

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Noun

1
rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent countable, uncountable
"suppress the insurgency by isolating the rebels from the rest of the population"
2
an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict wordnet

"In the early 1990s, the insurgency became more intense."

From insurgent + -cy.