insurgency

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insurgency

  • /ɪnˈsɜːd͡ʒənsi/ UK
  • /ɪnˈsɝd͡ʒənsi/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənsi

noun insurgencies

  1. countable, uncountable rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent suppress the insurgency by isolating the rebels from the rest of the population

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Closest in meaning: insurrectional, insurgence, uprising, rebellion, insurrection, revolt, mutiny, rebel, insurgent, renegade, rebellious, sedition, subversion, insubordination, resistance, coup

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noun rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent

한국어분란전 bullanjeon
日本語内乱 nairan
中文起義 /起义 qǐyì, 暴動 /暴动 bàodòng, 叛亂 /叛乱 pànluàn
हिन्दीविद्रोह vidroh
Portuguêsinsurgência
Românăinsurgență
Русскийбунт bunt, восста́ние vosstánije, мяте́ж mjatéž
Tiếng Việtcuộc nổi dậy
العربيةتَمَرُّد tamarrud, عِصْيَان ʕiṣyān

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@misc{insurgency_2026,
  title = {insurgency},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/insurgency},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}