rebellion
noun
[ rɪˈbɛljən ]
• an act of armed resistance to an established government or leader.
• "the authorities put down a rebellion by landless colonials"
Similar:
uprising,
revolt,
insurrection,
mutiny,
revolution,
insurgence,
insurgency,
rising,
rioting,
riot,
civil disobedience,
civil disorder,
unrest,
anarchy,
fighting in the streets,
coup,
regime change,
coup d'état,
jacquerie,
putsch,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin rebellio(n- ), from rebellis (see rebel).
