Uprising - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word uprising
Brit.  |ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word uprising

noun

- organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another (syn: insurrection, rebellion, revolt, rising)

Extra examples

The government quickly put down the uprising.

...the uprising was quickly and brutally suppressed...

The president was removed from power in the recent uprising.

...the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago...

Hundreds have been massacred in the uprising.

...as we went from the coast into the state's interior, the land gradually began uprising and eventually we were on mountainous terrain...

The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising.

The uprising was put down by the police and the army.

The uprising was ruthlessly suppressed.

In an incendiary speech he called for a popular uprising against the government.

The government quashes any attempt of an uprising

Word forms

noun
singular: uprising
plural: uprisings
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