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- Dictionaryuprising/ˈʌprʌɪzɪŋ/
noun
- 1. an act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt: "an armed uprising"
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UPRISING definition: 1. an act of opposition, sometimes using violence, by many people in one area of a country against…. Learn more.
The meaning of UPRISING is an act or instance of rising up; especially : a usually localized act of popular violence in defiance usually of an established government. How to use uprising in a sentence.
UPRISING meaning: 1. an act of opposition, sometimes using violence, by many people in one area of a country against…. Learn more.
Uprising definition: an insurrection or revolt.. See examples of UPRISING used in a sentence.
When there is an uprising, a group of people start fighting against the people who are in power in their country, because they want to bring about a political change.
An organized rebellion, especially against an authority or government — is an uprising. If your entire math class joined together in rebellion against your teacher's unfair grading practices, you could call it an uprising.
noun. /ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ/ uprising (against something) a situation in which a group of people join together in order to fight against the people who are in power synonym rebellion, revolt. He led an armed uprising against the government. a popular uprising (= by the ordinary people of the country) to crush/suppress an uprising. Wordfinder. Extra Examples.
Uprising definition: A popular revolt against a government or its policies; a rebellion.
uprising definition: a situation in which a large group of people try to make political changes or change the government…. Learn more.
uprising. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Groupings up‧ris‧ing /ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ/ noun [ countable] an attempt by a group of people to change the government, laws etc in an area or country SYN rebellion a popular uprising (=by the ordinary people in a country) an armed uprising see thesaurus at revolution ...
