uprising

noun up·ris·ing \ ˈəp-ˌrī-ziŋ \

Updated on: 12 Apr 2018

Definition of uprising

: an act or instance of rising up; especially : a usually localized act of popular violence in defiance usually of an established government

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Examples of uprising in a Sentence

The government quickly put down the uprising.
the uprising was quickly and brutally suppressed

Recent Examples of uprising from the Web

The December 2015 abduction highlighted the security deterioration in Libya since the 2011 uprising.

— Fox News, "Libyan authorities find remains of children abducted in 2015," 8 Apr. 2018
Of the dozens of cities involved in uprisings and demonstrations after King’s death, the nation’s capital experienced the most damage.

— lorraine boissoneault, Smithsonian, "Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination Sparked Uprisings in Cities Across America," 4 Apr. 2018
The Letterists begat the Situationists, whose sophisticated use of the tactic helped kicked off the Paris student uprising 50 years ago.

— aaron gell, Vanities, "Can These Street-Art Pranksters Really Rally the Resistance?," 2 Apr. 2018
His first term came to be defined by a clampdown on political opponents and an ongoing attempt to rescue Egypt’s economy following years of turmoil in the wake of the 2011 uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak.

— jared malsin, WSJ, "Egypt’s President Sisi on Track for Landslide Re-Election in Race With Little Suspense," 29 Mar. 2018
Current numbers are barely over half the all-time high in 2010, just before the political uprising, according to figures tracked by the Central Bank of Egypt.

— christopher knight, latimes.com, "How good is the King Tut exhibition? An art critic weighs in," 29 Mar. 2018
Indianapolis remained calm, but the uprisings that occurred in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Baltimore and other U.S. cities claimed several dozen lives and caused tens of millions of dollars in property damage.

— will bunch, Philly.com, "Will today's kids finally carry MLK's dream over the mountaintop? | Will Bunch," 29 Mar. 2018
Anna Merlan | Jezebel | March 24, 2018 | 26 minutes (6,600 words) In January, when a teenager killed two of his classmates at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, there were no protests, no uprising.

— Longreads, "The Top 5 Longreads of the Week," 28 Mar. 2018
Egypt hopes the new finds can help revive tourism which was hit hard by political turmoil following the 2011 uprising.

— fernando alfonso iii, Houston Chronicle, "Storm uncovers ancient forest and wreckage in England," 6 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of uprising

13th century

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uprising Synonyms

Synonyms

insurgence, insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, outbreak, rebellion, revolt, revolution, rising;

Near Antonyms

counterinsurgency, counterrevolution;

sedition, treachery, treason;

subversion;

Synonym Discussion of uprising

rebellion, revolution, uprising, revolt, insurrection, mutiny mean an outbreak against authority. rebellion implies an open formidable resistance that is often unsuccessful.