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opstand — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • insurrection noun A violent uprising by part of a population against its government.
  • revolt verb To rise up in rebellion against authority.
  • uprising noun A rebellion or revolt by a group of people against those in power.

Senses

opstand is used for these senses in English:

  • insurrection (uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.
  • revolt An act of revolting.

revolt — full definition

  1. verb To rise up in rebellion against authority.
  2. verb To cause strong disgust in someone.
  3. noun An uprising or act of rebellion.

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