Insurrection

//ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩//

Synonyms for "insurrection" (16 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (4)

Related words (8)

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Translations

71 translations across 39 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • انتفاضة noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Armenian

3 entries
  • ապստամբություն noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • բունտ noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • խռովություն noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Belarusian

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  • паўста́нне noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • въста́ние noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 暴動 /暴动 noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • 起義 /起义 noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • 造反 noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Czech

1 entries
  • povstání noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Danish

2 entries
  • oprør noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • opstand noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Dutch

3 entries
  • muiterij noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • opstand noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • rebellie noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Faroese

1 entries
  • uppreistur noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Finnish

1 entries
  • kapina noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

French

1 entries
  • insurrection noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ამბოხება noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • ამბოხი noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • აჯანყება noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

German

4 entries
  • Aufstand noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • Erhebung noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • Meuterei noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • Rebellion noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Greek

1 entries
  • εξέγερση noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • התקוממות noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • מרידה noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • felkelés noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • uppreisn noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Italian

1 entries
  • insurrezione noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 暴動 noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Korean

1 entries
  • 폭동 noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Latin

2 entries
  • insurrēctiō noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • sēditiō noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Māori

1 entries
  • whakakeke noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • opprør noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • opprør noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Persian

4 entries
  • خیزش noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • شورش noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • عصیان noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • قیام noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Polish

2 entries
  • bunt noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • insurekcja noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • insurreição noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Romanian

1 entries
  • insurecție noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Russian

3 entries
  • бунт noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • восста́ние noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • мяте́ж noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • búna noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • pȍbuna noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • ùstanak noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • бу́на noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Slovak

1 entries
  • povstanie noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Spanish

1 entries
  • insurrección noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Swedish

3 entries
  • resning noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • revolt noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • uppror noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Tajik

4 entries
  • исён noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • туғён noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • шуриш noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • қиём noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Thai

1 entries
  • กบฏ noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • повста́ння noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • khởi nghĩa noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Welsh

2 entries
  • gwrthryfel noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)
  • terfysg noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אויפֿשטאַנד noun (action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; an instance of this — see also revolt, uprising)

Sample sentences

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The demonstration was hardly an insurrection -- on the contrary, people were rather peaceful.

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Tom was arrested for inciting an insurrection.

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Having seen television footage of the violent insurrection, Tom was heartsick to learn that some members of Congress had known of the attempted coup d’état before it occurred.

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The situation escalated into a nationwide insurrection.

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