insurgence

/in'sə:dʤens/

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict. It refers to an act of rising in active, often armed, revolt against authority or an established government.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The government forces moved quickly to suppress the growing insurgence in the northern provinces.
  • Historians studied the causes and tactics of the peasant insurgence that shook the empire.

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a sustained, organized effort rather than a spontaneous riot. It is frequently used in political and historical contexts to describe conflicts where a group challenges state authority.
• "To rise in insurgence": to begin an act of rebellion.
  • The oppressed population was prepared to rise in insurgence.

Variants and Related Words

• Insurgency (n): This is a more common synonym, often used interchangeably with "insurgence," though "insurgency" can sometimes refer to the state or condition of being insurgent.
• Insurgent (n/adj): A person who fights in an insurgence; relating to or characteristic of an insurgence.
  • The insurgent forces controlled the region.
• Insurge (v, rare/archaic): To rise in revolt.

Synonyms

• Rebellion: An act of armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
• Uprising: A spontaneous or organized act of revolt or rebellion.
• Revolt: An attempt to end the authority of a person or body by rebelling.
• Insurrection: A violent uprising against an authority or government.

Related Phrases

• Armed insurgence: Specifies that the rebellion involves the use of weapons.
  • The region descended into a state of armed insurgence.
• To quell/crush/suppress an insurgence: To put an end to a rebellion by force.
  • It took years for the army to quell the insurgence.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

Từ đồng nghĩa

• insurgency