insurrection
noun
[ ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃ(ə)n ]
• a violent uprising against an authority or government.
• "the insurrection was savagely put down"
Similar:
rebellion,
revolt,
uprising,
mutiny,
revolution,
insurgence,
insurgency,
rising,
rioting,
riot,
sedition,
civil disobedience,
civil disorder,
unrest,
anarchy,
fighting in the streets,
coup,
coup d'état,
jacquerie,
putsch,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin insurrectio(n- ), from insurgere ‘rise up’.
