insurrection
pronunciation
How to pronounce insurrection in British English:
UK [ˌɪnsəˈrekʃn]
How to pronounce insurrection in American English:
US [ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən]
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- Noun:
- organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
Word Origin
- insurrection (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French insurrection, from Late Latin insurrectionem (nominative insurrectio) "a rising up," noun of action from past participle stem of insurgere "to rise up" (see insurgent).
Example
- 1. Protests continued in syria , where the authorities blamed the rising violence on an " armed insurrection " by extreme islamists .
- 2. This provoked resentment and insurrection in resource-rich provinces such as aceh , which saw their wealth plundered by a corrupt elite .
- 3. Syria 's government denied the claims of a massacre . It said it is the victim of an insurrection by armed terrorist gangs .
- 4. Mr abe has already made clear his admiration for the mayor of osaka , toru hashimoto , who leads a national political insurrection with his rightist japan restoration party .
- 5. It should be for the leaders of the resistance in a given country to decide their strategy , not for foreigners to sponsor insurrection groups in sovereign countries .