rising

The word “rising” means an armed revolt or uprising against a ruler or government. In plain terms, either an uprising/rebellion, or the ongoing action of going up (in level, importance, etc).

“Rising” is pronounced REYE-zihng (/ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/ in IPA).

Here is “rising” used in a sentence: “The rising was crushed within weeks by government troops.”

The opposite of “rising” — its antonyms — is falling.

Depending on how it is used, “rising” can be a noun and an adjective.

“Rising” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Rising” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: an armed revolt or uprising against a ruler or government.

A rising is an armed revolt by people against their ruler or government — another word for an uprising or insurrection. Those involved take up arms to challenge or overthrow those in power. The Easter Rising of 1916 in Ireland is one of the best-known examples.

A rising is a specific armed revolt, often limited in place or time, aimed at challenging a ruler or government. A revolution is broader and deeper — a sustained movement that overturns the whole political or social order. A rising may spark or feed a revolution, but does not always go that far.

The Easter Rising of 1916, when Irish republicans rebelled against British rule, is a famous example. History records many others, such as peasant risings across medieval Europe and the Warsaw Rising of 1944. Each involved people taking up arms against those in power, with varying scale and success.

The two are very close and often interchangeable, both describing armed resistance to authority. "Rising" tends to suggest a sudden, popular outbreak, while "rebellion" is a broader term for open defiance or armed opposition to a government or ruler. Historians frequently use the words to mean much the same thing.