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    Insurgence
    /inˈsərj(ə)ns/

    noun

    • 1. an act of rising in active revolt: "troops were sent into the country to put down the insurgence"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › insurgenceInsurgence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of INSURGENCE is an act or the action of being insurgent : insurrection.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › insurgenceInsurgence - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When a group of rebels rises up in an effort to overthrow a government, it can be called an insurgence. Most acts of insurgence are unlawful and violent. The term insurgence, used interchangeably with insurgency, implies the use of violence by a small combative group against a lawfully elected government.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › insurgenceINSURGENCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Insurgence definition: an act of rebellion; insurrection; revolt.. See examples of INSURGENCE used in a sentence.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › insurgentInsurgent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of INSURGENT is a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent. How to use insurgent in a sentence. Is insurgent a new word?

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINSURGENCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. rebellion, uprising, or riot. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. insurgence in American English. (ɪnˈsɜrdʒəns ) noun. a rising in revolt; uprising; insurrection. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › insurgenceInsurgence - definition of insurgence by The Free Dictionary

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

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › insurgencyInsurgency Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. in· sur· gen· cy in-ˈsər-jən (t)-sē. plural insurgencies. Synonyms of insurgency. 1. : insurgence. 2. : the quality or state of being insurgent. specifically : a condition of revolt against a government that is less than an organized revolution and that is not recognized as belligerency.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › insurgenceInsurgence Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Insurgence definition: The action or an instance of rebellion; an insurrection.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › insurgenceinsurgence - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    Government a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, esp. a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel. Government a member of a section of a political party that revolts against the methods or policies of the party. adj.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › insurgence_ninsurgence, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun insurgence. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.