INSURGENCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does insurgence mean? • INSURGENCE (noun)
The noun INSURGENCE has 1 sense:
1. an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
Familiarity information: INSURGENCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INSURGENCE (noun)
Meaning:
An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
insurgence; insurgency
Hypernyms ("insurgence" is a kind of...):
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; rising; uprising (organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another)
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