Uprising

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  • noun. A popular revolt against a government or its policies; a rebellion.
  • noun. The act or an instance of rising or rising up.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of rising up, as from below the horizon, from a bed or seat, or from the grave.
  • noun. Ascent; acclivity; rising.
  • noun. A riot; an emeute; a rebellion; insurrection; popular revolt.
  • noun. The ceremonies connected with the recovery and reappearance in society of a lady of rank after the birth of a child. Compare lying-down.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent.
  • noun. An insurrection; a popular revolt.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection
  • verb. Present participle of uprise.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
    • Word Usage
    "Joe Cirincione (one of the best writers on proliferation issues) says the uprising is a "game changer" for how Iran may treat the nuclear weapons question in the years ahead."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    battle  conflict  struggle  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Indian Mutiny  Peasants' Revolt  Sepoy Mutiny  great revolt  insurgence  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    advising  arising  chastising  comprising  decriminalizing  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anarchy  catastrophe  commotion  conspiracy  convulsion  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abruptness  acclinate  acclivitous  acclivity  anabasis  
    verb-stem
    uprise  
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