Meaning of UPRISING
| Pronunciation: | | 'up`rIzeeng
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| | Definition: | | [n] organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another |
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| | Synonyms: | | insurrection, rebellion, revolt, rising |
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| | See Also: | | battle, conflict, Great Revolt, insurgency, intifada, mutiny, Peasant's Revolt, struggle | |
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| | Definition: | | Uprising
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Up*ris"ing\, n.
1. Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent. ``The steep
uprising of the hill.'' --Shak.
2. An insurrection; a popular revolt. --J. P. Peters.
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