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noun
- 1. an act of rising in active revolt: "troops were sent into the country to put down the insurgence"
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insurgence. noun. in· sur· gence in-ˈsər-jən (t)s. Synonyms of insurgence. : an act or the action of being insurgent : insurrection. Synonyms. insurgency. insurrection. mutiny. outbreak. rebellion. revolt. revolution. rising. uprising. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of insurgence in a Sentence.
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.
Insurgence definition: an act of rebellion; insurrection; revolt.. See examples of INSURGENCE used in a sentence.
noun. a rising in revolt; uprising; insurrection. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. insurgence in American English. (inˈsɜːrdʒəns) noun. an act of rebellion; insurrection; revolt. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Insurgence is driven by a strong desire for change, fueled by grievances, grievances, or a sense of injustice. It typically involves acts of resistance, protest, and defiance aimed at subverting the status quo and creating a shift in power dynamics.
insurgence - an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
Noun. Singular: insurgence. Plural: insurgences. Insurgence Sentence Examples. The pope was unable to check this revolution, which is now chiefly interesting as further proof of the insurgence of the Latin as against the feudal elements in Italy at this period.
A complete guide to the word "INSURGENCE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
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.
The earliest known use of the noun insurgence is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for insurgence is from 1863, in the writing of ‘George Eliot’, novelist (real name Mary Ann Evans). insurgence is formed within English, by derivation.
