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up·ris·ing
(ŭp′rī′zĭng)n.
1. A popular revolt against a government or its policies; a rebellion.
2. The act or an instance of rising or rising up.
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uprising
(ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ; ʌpˈraɪzɪŋ)n
1. a revolt or rebellion
2. archaic an ascent
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up•ris•ing
(ˈʌpˌraɪ zɪŋ, ʌpˈraɪ zɪŋ)n.
1. an insurrection or revolt.
2. an act of rising up.
3. an ascent or acclivity.
[1200–50]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" insurgence, insurgency - an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict intifada, intifadah - an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993" mutiny - open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) |
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uprising
noun rebellion, rising, revolution, outbreak, revolt, disturbance, upheaval, mutiny, insurrection, putsch, insurgence a popular uprising against the authoritarian government
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uprising
nounOrganized opposition intended to change or overthrow existing authority:
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Translations
تَمَرُّد، عِصْيان، إنْتِفاضَه
povstání
opstand
uppreisn
sacelšanās
vstaja
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uprising
[ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ] n → soulèvement m, insurrection fup-river upriver [ˌʌpˈrɪvər] adv → en amontup-river of sth, up-river from sth → en amont de qch
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uprising
(ˈapraiziŋ) noun a rebellion or revolt. The Hungarian uprising was quickly suppressed.
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