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- DictionaryUp·ris·ing/ˈəpˌrīziNG/
noun
- 1. an act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt: "an armed uprising"
The meaning of UPRISING is an act or instance of rising up; especially : a usually localized act of popular violence in defiance usually of an established government. How to use uprising in a sentence.
an act of opposition, sometimes using violence, by many people in one area of a country against those who are in power: Following a determined resistance in the east, there was eventually a popular uprising in the capital. Synonyms.
Uprising definition: an insurrection or revolt.. See examples of UPRISING used in a sentence.
an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict. an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000.
an act of opposition, sometimes using violence, by many people in one area of a country against those who are in power: Following a determined resistance in the east, there was eventually a popular uprising in the capital. Synonyms.
When there is an uprising, a group of people start fighting against the people who are in power in their country, because they want to bring about a political change.
uprising (against something) a situation in which a group of people join together in order to fight against the people who are in power synonym rebellion, revolt. He led an armed uprising against the government. Definition of uprising noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Uprising definition: A popular revolt against a government or its policies; a rebellion.
a situation in which a group of people join together in order to fight against the people who are in power synonym rebellion, revolt an armed uprising against the government a popular uprising (= by the ordinary people of the country) to crush/suppress an uprising.
a situation in which a large group of people try to make political changes or change the government by fighting: [ usually singular ] a general / popular uprising.
