seditiousness
Definition
Noun: The quality or state of being seditious; the tendency or disposition to engage in actions, speech, or behavior that incites rebellion or resistance against established authority, especially a government or ruling power.
Usage Examples
- (His writings showed a tendency to encourage rebellion.)
- (Her active promotion of rebellion against the ruler.)
- (He was punished for his rebellious actions.)
Advanced Usage
"to be charged with seditiousness": to be formally accused of inciting rebellion.
- The activist was charged with seditiousness for distributing anti-government leaflets. (He was accused of encouraging revolt.)
"to display seditiousness": to show or exhibit a rebellious attitude or behavior.
- The student’s seditiousness in the classroom worried the principal. (The student’s open defiance of school rules.)
Variants and Related Words
Seditious (adj): tending to incite rebellion or resistance against authority.
- The seditious speech was banned from the radio. (The speech encouraged rebellion.)
Sedition (n): conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
- He was arrested for sedition after the protest. (He was arrested for inciting rebellion.)
Synonyms
- Rebelliousness: the quality of resisting authority or control.
- Insurgency: active revolt against a government or authority.
- Treasonousness: the quality of betraying one’s country or government.
Related Idioms
To fan the flames of sedition: to encourage or intensify rebellious feelings.
- His speeches fanned the flames of sedition among the workers. (He encouraged them to rebel.)
To be a seditious element: to be a person or group that promotes rebellion.
- The spy was considered a seditious element within the organization. (He was seen as a source of rebellion.)