insurrection[noun]Synonyms: rebellion, coup, insurgency, mutiny, revolt, revolution, riot, uprising
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧sur‧rec‧tion /ˌɪnsəˈrekʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: insurrectio, from Latin insurgere; ⇒ insurgent]
an attempt by a large group of people within a country to take control using force and violence
Synonym : rebellioninsurrection against
an armed insurrection against the party in power—insurrectionist noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲