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Dictionary: up·ris·ing   (ŭp''zĭng) pronunciation
n.
  1. A sometimes limited popular revolt against a constituted government or its policies; a rebellion.
  2. The act or an instance of rising or rising up.

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noun

    Organized opposition intended to change or overthrow existing authority: insurgence, insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, revolution, sedition. See resist/yield.

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n

Definition: disturbance
Antonyms: calm, peace


n. an act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt: an armed uprising.

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Uprising is a synonym for rebellion, and may also refer to:

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - opstand, rejsning

Nederlands (Dutch)
opstand

Français (French)
n. - soulèvement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufstand

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εξέγερση, ξεσήκωμα

Italiano (Italian)
rivolta, insurrezione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - insurreição (f), ascensão (f)

Русский (Russian)
восстание, восход, вставание, появление

Español (Spanish)
n. - levantamiento, sublevación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - resning, uppror

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
起义, 升起, 暴动

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 起義, 升起, 暴動

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 반란, 치받이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反乱, 上り坂

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فتنه, تمرد, عصيان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התקוממות, מרד‬


 
 
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