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uprising

noun

up·​ris·​ing ˈəp-ˌrī-ziŋ How to pronounce uprising (audio)
: an act or instance of rising up
especially : a usually localized act of popular violence in defiance usually of an established government

Synonyms

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rebellion, revolution, uprising, revolt, insurrection, mutiny mean an outbreak against authority.

rebellion implies an open formidable resistance that is often unsuccessful.

open rebellion against the officers

revolution applies to a successful rebellion resulting in a major change (as in government).

a political revolution that toppled the monarchy

uprising implies a brief, limited, and often immediately ineffective rebellion.

quickly put down the uprising

revolt and insurrection imply an armed uprising that quickly fails or succeeds.

a revolt by the Young Turks that surprised party leaders
an insurrection of oppressed laborers

mutiny applies to group insubordination or insurrection especially against naval authority.

a mutiny led by the ship's cook

Example Sentences

The government quickly put down the uprising. the uprising was quickly and brutally suppressed
Recent Examples on the Web Ultimately, the Soviet empire disintegrated, not from a popular, massive uprising from below, as many in the West imagine, but from the mistakes and political infighting at the top, which progressively weakened the center’s authority. Ronald Suny, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2022 Published in 2016, the book is one of the most comprehensive accounts of the uprising, where more than 1,300 inmates took over part of a prison in upstate New York to protest years of mistreatment. Maysoon Khan, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 Other stops included Gay Street, Christopher Street, and finally Stonewall, where Venturiello quizzed the group on the history of the uprising that took place there. Emily Schutz, ABC News, 23 June 2022 The replica of the Amistad — the ship that was the site of an uprising of captive Africans in 1839 — will be open for free tours. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2022 Those solidarity efforts continue Friday as the city honors the 30th commemoration of the uprising. Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 14 May 2022 But skeptics worry about depriving a president of the power to quickly deploy armed troops in the event of an uprising, as presidents did during the Civil War and the civil rights era. New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022 The English reacted to the news of the uprising with horror. Peter C. Mancall, Time, 22 Mar. 2022 The day is also used to remember victims of the 2015 Kharkiv bombing, during a rally to mark the anniversary of the uprising. Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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