uprising

noun up·ris·ing \ ˈəp-ˌrī-ziŋ \

|Updated on: 20 Jun 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

Duvoisin later became the Inquirer’s Middle East correspondent, based in Cairo, covering the Iran-Iraq war, the U.S. bombing of Libya and the first Palestinian uprising, all in the 1980s.

— patrick danner, San Antonio Express-News, "Duvoisin, a former Los Angles Times top editor, named Express-News editor," 11 June 2018
Photo: Dmitri Beliakov for The Wall Street Journal During the uprising in 2011 that took down the regime, Russia initially didn’t object to airstrikes by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization against Gadhafi’s forces.

— james marson, WSJ, "After Military Push in Syria, Russia Plays Both Sides in Libya," 7 June 2018
Its leader, Moammar Kadafi, was brutally murdered during an uprising eight years later.

— matt stiles, latimes.com, "Trump and Kim both want 'denuclearization' but disagree on what that means," 2 June 2018
Humberto Duarte Special to the Miami Herald Neomar Alejandro Lander was killed last June during an uprising against Maduro’s authoritarian rule.

— eduard freisler, miamiherald, "Venezuela's presidential election brings fresh grief to families of slain protesters | Miami Herald," 18 May 2018
Like other states that have seen teacher uprisings, Arizona’s schools have lost a significant amount of state funding since the recession, when states were forced to cut budgets across the board.

— moriah balingit, Washington Post, "Arizona teachers end walkout despite falling short of aims," 3 May 2018
And student and youthful uprisings that were put down with violent force — from Columbia University and Chicago here at home to the streets of Mexico City and even Czechoslovakia, where Soviet troops crushed Prague’s spring awakening.

— will bunch, Philly.com, "How the chaos of 1968 set the stage for a President Donald Trump | Will Bunch," 24 May 2018
Despite the clampdown on civil liberties, Sisi has throngs of supporters who argue that many of his stern measures have been necessary to bring order to Egypt after the chaos of the 2011 uprising.

— sarah el sirgany, CNN, "Famous Egyptian blogger arrested in widening crackdown on dissent," 23 May 2018
Huskies reliever Jackson Grabsky couldn't quell the uprising, allowing back-to-back singles before a wild pitch and throwing error then allowed two runs to score on the same play.

— OrlandoSentinel.com, "Hagerty loses to George Jenkins in FHSAA 8A baseball playoffs," 22 May 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.