uprising

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uprising

/ˈʌpˌɹaɪzɪŋ/ US, UK
[ˈʌpˌɹʷaɪ̯zɪŋ] US, UK
/ˈʌpˌɹɑjzɪŋ/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɐpˌɹɑezɪŋ/ Australia
/ˈɐpˌɹɑezəŋ/ New Zealand
/ˈʌpˌɾaɪzɪŋ/ Scotland, Wales
/ˈʊpˌɹaɪzɪŋ/ Midlands, Northern England

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By surface analysis, uprise + -ing.

noun uprisings

A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection. WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of uprise

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: insurrection, rebellion, revolt, rising, insurgence, insurgency, intifada, mutiny, rebel, insurgent, coup, waiver, concealment, resistance, revolution, revolutionary

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noun a popular revolt

Español	levantamiento, revuelta, sublevación, insurrección, sublevamiento, soliviadura
한국어	폭동 pokdong, 반란 ballan
日本語	暴動 bōdō, 反乱 hanran
中文	起義 /起义 qǐyì, 暴動 /暴动 bàodòng, 造反 zàofǎn, 反亂 /反乱 fǎnluàn
हिन्दी	विद्रोह vidroh, क्रांति krānti, विप्लव viplav, बग़ावत baġāvat
Português	levante, revolta
Français	révolte
Deutsch	Aufstand, Aufruhr
Italiano	rivolta
Ελληνικά	εξέγερση exégersi
Română	răscoală, revoltă
Русский	восста́ние vosstánije, мяте́ж mjatéž, бунт bunt
Tiếng Việt	nổi dậy, khởi nghĩa
العربية	ثَوْرَة ṯawra, عِصْيَان ʕiṣyān, تَمَرُّد tamarrud, فِتْنَة fitna
עברית	מֶרֶד méred, הִתְקוֹמְמוּת hitkomemut

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@misc{uprising_2026,
  title = {uprising},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uprising},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}