insurgency
pronunciation
How to pronounce insurgency in British English:
UK [ɪnˈsɜ:dʒənsi]
How to pronounce insurgency in American English:
US [ɪnˈsɜrdʒənsi]
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- Noun:
- an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
Word Origin
- insurgency (n.)
- 1803, from insurgent + -cy.
Example
- 1. Southern afghanistan is the center of the taliban-led insurgency .
- 2. Poorly trained security services feed the insurgency with their brutality .
- 3. The insurgency may be getting fiercer again .
- 4. Do afghans back the insurgency ?
- 5. Russia is facing a major insurgency by islamist radicals across the north caucasus .