insurgent

adj.

1. Rising in revolt against established authority, especially a government.
2. Rebelling against the leadership of a political party.

n.
One who is insurgent.

[Latin īnsurgēns, īnsurgent-, present participle of īnsurgere, to rise up : in-, intensive pref.; see in-² + surgere, to rise; see surge.]

insurgently in·sur'gent·ly adv.

Person who challenges the current state of affairs. An insurgent group is one that seeks to overthrow the present leadership or regime and install a new order.

adjective

Participating in open revolt against a government or ruling authority: mutinous, rebellious, revolutionary. See resist/yield.

noun

A person who rebels: insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, revolutionary, revolutionist. See resist/yield.

adj

Definition: rebellious
Antonyms: loyal, obedient, subordinate

n

Definition: rebel
Antonyms: loyalist

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adj. 1. rising in active revolt: alleged links with insurgent groups.

2. of or relating to rebels.

n.

a rebel or revolutionary.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

(DOD) Member of a political party who rebels against established leadership. See also antiterrorism; counterinsurgency; insurgency.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - oprørsk
n. - oprører

Nederlands (Dutch)
opstandeling, opstandig

Français (French)
adj. - insurgé, révolté
n. - insurgé, révolté

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufständischer
adj. - aufständisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντάρτης, στασιαστής
adj. - στασιαστικός

Italiano (Italian)
insorto

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - insurgente (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
мятежник

Español (Spanish)
adj. - insurgente, insurrecto
n. - insurgente, insurrecto, persona insurgente o insurrecta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - upprorsman, rebell, (partipolitisk) frondör, oppositionsman
adj. - upprorisk, rebellisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
谋叛的, 澎湃的, 发生暴动的, 暴徒, 叛徒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 謀叛的, 澎湃的, 發生暴動的
n. - 暴徒, 叛徒

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 반도의, 폭동을 일으킨, (물결이)거센
n. - 폭도, 반대 분자, 반정부 운동가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 暴徒, 反乱者, 反対分子, 反乱軍兵士
adj. - 反乱を起こした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) العاصي, المتمرد (صفه) عاص, متمرد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מורד, מתקומם‬
n. - ‮מורד, מהפכן‬

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