uprising
English Thesaurus
1. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another (noun.act)
hypernym | : | battle, conflict, struggle, |
definition | : | an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | insurgence, insurgency, |
definition | : | an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | intifada, intifadah, |
definition | : | an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000 (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | mutiny, |
definition | : | open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) (noun.act) |
instance hyponym | : | great revolt, peasant's revolt, |
definition | : | a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II (noun.act) |
instance hyponym | : | indian mutiny, sepoy mutiny, |
definition | : | discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | arise, rebel, rise, rise up, |
definition | : | take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance (verb.social) |
derivation | : | revolt, |
definition | : | make revolution (verb.social) |
derivation | : | rebellious, |
definition | : | participating in organized resistance to a constituted government (adj.all) |
derivation | : | arise, rebel, rise, rise up, |
definition | : | take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance (verb.social) |
derivation | : | revolt, |
definition | : | make revolution (verb.social) |
derivation | : | rebellious, |
definition | : | participating in organized resistance to a constituted government (adj.all) |
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