insurgency
/in'sə:dʤensi/
Definition
- Noun:
- An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict: An insurgency is a violent, organized movement that seeks to undermine and replace an established authority or government.
Usage
- The word "insurgency" is a countable noun. It refers to the state or act of rebelling, or to the group of rebels themselves. It is typically used in political and military contexts to describe sustained, violent opposition to a ruling power.
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Examples
- Noun:
- The decade-long insurgency caused widespread instability in the region.
- Military analysts studied the tactics of the rural insurgency.
- Funding from abroad helped sustain the armed insurgency.
Advanced Usage
- "To rise in insurgency": To begin or engage in a rebellion.
- The oppressed population was prepared to rise in insurgency.
- "To crush/suppress an insurgency": To use force to defeat a rebellion.
- The army was deployed to suppress the nascent insurgency.
Variants and Related Words
- Insurgent (noun): A person who fights against an established government or authority; a rebel.
- The insurgents launched an attack on the army outpost.
- Insurgent (adjective): Relating to or characteristic of rebels.
- Insurgent forces controlled the valley.
- Insurgence (noun): An alternative, less common form meaning the act or fact of insurging; rebellion.
- The period of insurgence was marked by great violence.
Synonyms
- Rebellion: An act of armed resistance to an established government or leader.
- Revolt: An attempt to end the authority of a person or body by rebelling.
- Uprising: A popular revolt against a government or its policies; an insurrection.
Antonyms
- Counterinsurgency: Military or political action taken against insurgents.
- Pacification: The action of bringing peace to an area or ending war.
- Submission: The action of accepting or yielding to a superior force or authority.
Noun
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an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
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