uprising
51uprising — noun Date: 13th century an act or instance of rising up; especially a usually localized act of popular violence in defiance usually of an established government Synonyms: see rebellion …
52uprising — noun a popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection …
53uprising — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. revolt, revolution, rebellion, insurrection, [civil] war, coup. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Revolt] Syn. rebellion, riot, upheaval; see revolution 2 . 2. [Slope] Syn. ascent, upgrade, incline; see hill .… …
54uprising — sb. RG. 379. F. and P. 6 …
55uprising — n. rebellion, revolt, revolution, riot, mutiny …
56uprising — noun an act of resistance or rebellion …
57uprising — n 1. rebellion, revolt, insurrection, insurgence, insurgency, revolution, outbreak, rising; mutiny; sedition, subversion, treason; riot, anarchy, civil disorder, mob law, street fighting, fighting in the streets, turmoil, chaos, confusion,… …
58uprising — noun Syn: rebellion, revolt, insurrection, mutiny, revolution, insurgence, rioting, coup …
59uprising — [ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ] noun [C] a political situation in which a large group of people opposes and tries to defeat the government or the person who rules their country Syn: rebellion …
60uprising — up•ris•ing [[t]ˈʌpˌraɪ zɪŋ, ʌpˈraɪ zɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) an insurrection or revolt 2) an act of rising up 3) an ascent or acclivity • Etymology: 1200–50 …