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uppror — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • insurgency noun An organized rebellion against a government or ruling authority.
  • insurrection noun A violent uprising by part of a population against its government.
  • mutiny noun An open rebellion against authority, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.
  • rebellion noun Organized, often violent resistance against a government or ruling power.
  • revolt verb To rise up in rebellion against authority.
  • riot noun A violent public disturbance caused by a crowd.
  • uprising noun A rebellion or revolt by a group of people against those in power.

Senses

uppror is used for these senses in English:

  • insurgency rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • 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.
  • mutiny An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
  • rebellion (uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
  • rebellion (countable) Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.
  • revolt An act of revolting.
  • riot A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.

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