insurgency
gb/ɪnsˈɚd͡ʒənsi/ us/ɪnsˈɚd͡ʒənsi/
C1
English
~ 8700
felkelés, fegyveres felkelés, lázadás, ellenmozgalom
NOUN
C1
FORMAL
1
felkelés
B2
Usage pattern:
an insurgency against [a government/authority]
The government deployed extra troops to regions affected by the insurgency.
A kormány további csapatokat vezényelt a felkelés sújtotta térségekbe.
Talks between rebel leaders and the army failed to end the insurgency.
A lázadó vezetők és a hadsereg közötti tárgyalások nem vetettek véget a felkelésnek.
The country has struggled with a violent insurgency for more than a decade.
Foreign powers were accused of secretly funding the insurgency.
Learner examples
The army is fighting an insurgency in the north of the country.
A hadsereg az ország északi részén egy felkelés ellen harcol.
Peace talks aim to stop the insurgency.
A béketárgyalások célja, hogy véget vessenek a felkelésnek.
Many people left the area because of the insurgency.
The government wants to end the insurgency without more bloodshed.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use "insurgency" for any kind of protest or disagreement. In standard use, "insurgency" almost always involves organized groups using weapons or violence against a government or authority over time. For simple protests without weapons, words like "protest" or "demonstration" are more appropriate.
Meaning
organized armed rebellion against authority
Collocations
armed insurgency
|launch an insurgency
|crush the insurgency
|insurgency against the government
|growing insurgency
Synonyms
insurrection (Often slightly more formal or legal; focuses strongly on the act of rising up against authority, sometimes without emphasizing the long, ongoing conflict.)
Antonyms
loyalty (Describes support and obedience to a government or authority instead of rebellion against it.)
Themes
politics
|military
|conflict
|law
Definition
A long, organized fight with weapons by a group of people who want to remove a government or other authority.
An organized movement that uses force or armed resistance to revolt against an established government or other authority, usually over an extended period.
NOUN
C2
FORMAL
2
lázadás
B2
Usage pattern:
an insurgency within [a party/organization/system]
A populist insurgency inside the party is challenging its long-time leaders.
A párton belüli populista lázadás kihívást jelent a párt régi vezetőinek.
Startups are leading an insurgency against traditional banks by offering mobile-only services.
A startupok a csak mobilon elérhető szolgáltatásaikkal ellenmozgalmat indítottak a hagyományos bankok ellen.
Some analysts describe the movement as an insurgency against global economic elites.
The chairman resigned after an internal insurgency from younger members of the board.
Learner examples
A new group started an insurgency inside the political party.
Egy új csoport lázadást indított a politikai párton belül.
Small online shops are leading an insurgency against big stores.
A kis online boltok lázadást indítottak a nagy üzletek ellen.
Young members began an insurgency against the old leaders.
The digital insurgency is changing how people buy products.
Common mistake:
Learners may overextend this figurative meaning and use "insurgency" for any small change or new idea. In figurative use, it still suggests a strong, organized challenge to people or systems in power, not just normal competition or simple disagreement.
Meaning
strong organized challenge to a system
Collocations
political insurgency
|grassroots insurgency
|party insurgency
|digital insurgency
Synonyms
rebellion (Can be physical or purely political; often slightly broader and more general, not always suggesting armed conflict in this figurative use.)
Antonyms
establishment (Refers to the existing powers and institutions that an insurgency tries to challenge or replace.)
Themes
politics
|business
|society
Definition
A strong, organized effort by a group to change or remove people in power or an old system, sometimes used in business or politics without real fighting.
A powerful, organized movement that seeks to challenge or overthrow an established system, leadership, or way of doing things, often used figuratively outside a military context.
Grammar
Dictionary form
insurgency
IPA
GB/ɪnsˈɚd͡ʒənsi/
US/ɪnsˈɚd͡ʒənsi/
Syllables & stress
in - sur - gency (3 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (sur)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: insurgency
- Plural: insurgencies, insurgency
Word family
Expressions
counter-insurgency
1/kˈaʊntɚ ɪnsˈɚd͡ʒənsi/
fixed phrase
technical
actions to defeat an insurgency
Military and political actions that try to stop or control an insurgency and win support from the local people.
Examples
- The army launched a new counter-insurgency campaign in the troubled region.
- Modern counter-insurgency strategies focus on protecting civilians and building trust with local communities.