insurrection
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insurrection
- /ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/ UK
- /ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃ(ə)n/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛkʃən
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English insurreccion (“uprising against a government, rebellion, revolt; civil disorder, riot; illegal armed assault”) [and other forms], from Middle French insurrection, Old French insurreccïon (modern French insurrection), and from their etymon Latin īnsurrēctiōnem (rare), the accusative singular of īnsurrēctiō (“rising up, insurrection, rebellion”), from īnsurgō (“to rise up”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’) + surgō (“to arise, get up; to rise”) (from sub- (prefix meaning ‘(from) beneath, under’) + regō (“to direct, govern, rule; to guide, steer; to manage, oversee”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to right oneself, straighten; just; right”))).
noun insurrections
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The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.
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Similar: insurgency, mutiny, rebellion, rising
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: uprising, rebellion, revolt, rising, intifada, insurgence, insurgency, mutiny, rebel, insurgent, sedition, insubordination, revolution, upheaval, disobedience, riot
Translations
Every language
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
| Español | insurrección |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폭동 pokdong |
| 日本語 | 暴動 bōdō |
| 中文 | 暴動 /暴动 bàodòng, 起義 /起义 qǐyì, 造反 zàofǎn |
| हिन्दी | विप्लव viplav, क्रांति krānti |
| Português | insurreição |
| Français | insurrection |
| Deutsch | Aufstand, Erhebung, Meuterei, Revolte, Rebellion |
| Italiano | insurrezione |
| Ελληνικά | εξέγερση exégersi |
| Română | insurecție |
| Русский | бунт bunt, мяте́ж mjatéž, восста́ние vosstánije |
| Tiếng Việt | khởi nghĩa |
| العربية | انتفاضة intifāḍa |
| עברית | מרידה meridá, התקוממות hitkomemút |
Talk about this word "insurrection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/insurrection. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. insurrection. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/insurrection "insurrection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/insurrection.Cite this
@misc{insurrection_2026,
title = {insurrection},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/insurrection},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
