uprising
gb/ˈʌpɹˌaɪzɪŋ/ us/ˈʌpɹˌaɪzɪŋ/
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rebellion against authority
A time when many people fight or protest against those in power.
Schéma d’usage :
an uprising against [a government/authority]
Erreur fréquente :
Do not confuse an uprising with a simple protest; an uprising usually suggests a larger and more serious challenge to authority, often involving violence.
Synonymes
rebellion (a broad word for organized resistance to authority)
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revolt (often suggests a sudden, forceful rejection of authority)
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insurrection (more formal, often used for an organized attempt to overthrow a government)
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revolution (suggests a larger movement that may successfully change the political system)
Antonymes
compliance (accepting and following authority rather than resisting it)
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submission (yielding to authority instead of challenging it)
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loyalism (support for the existing government or ruler)
Collocations
popular uprising
|armed uprising
|mass uprising
|failed uprising
|violent uprising
|civil uprising
|national uprising
|lead an uprising
|crush an uprising
|spark an uprising
Thèmes
politics
|conflict
|government
|society
|history
Exemples
- The uprising began after the government announced new restrictions on the press.
- Soldiers were sent to crush the uprising before it spread to the capital.
- Historians still debate what caused the rural uprising in the north.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The people started an uprising against the king.
- The army stopped the uprising.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
uprising
API
GB/ˈʌpɹˌaɪzɪŋ/
US/ˈʌpɹˌaɪzɪŋ/
Syllabes et accentuation
up - ris - ing (3 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (up)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: uprising
- Plural: uprising, uprisings
Expressions
armed uprising
1/ˈɑɹmd ˈʌpɹˌaɪzɪŋ/
fixed phrase
rebellion using weapons
A rebellion in which people fight with weapons.
Exemples
- The group launched an armed uprising against the military government.
- Authorities feared that the protests could turn into an armed uprising.
- The armed uprising lasted for several weeks before negotiations began.
popular uprising
1/pˈɑpjəlɚ ˈʌpɹˌaɪzɪŋ/
fixed phrase
rebellion by ordinary people
A rebellion by many ordinary people against those in power.
Exemples
- A popular uprising forced the president to leave the country.
- The film tells the story of a popular uprising against colonial rule.
- The reforms were introduced after months of pressure from a growing popular uprising.