insurgency
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.in·sur·gen·cy
noun \-jən(t)-sē\ plural in·sur·gen·cies
Definition of INSURGENCY
1
: 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
2
See Examples of INSURGENCY
- <there always seems to be insurgency of some type in that troubled country>
First Known Use of INSURGENCY
1803
Related to INSURGENCY
- Synonyms
- insurgence, rebellion, insurrection, mutiny, outbreak, revolt, revolution, rising, uprising
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