insurrection

insurrection

noun

Definition of INSURRECTION

open fighting against authority (as one's own government) <the famous insurrection of the slaves in ancient Rome under Spartacus>

Synonyms insurgence, insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, outbreak, revolt, revolution, rising, uprising

Related Words coup, coup d'état (or coup d{apos}etat), overthrow; misprision, sedition, treachery, treason; sabotage, subversion

Near Antonyms counterinsurgency, counterrevolution