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Uprising

Uprising Meaning & Definition
Uprising Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Uprising?

[n] organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

Synonyms | Synonyms for Uprising: insurrection | rebellion | revolt | rising

Related Terms | Find terms related to Uprising:

See Also | battle | conflict | Great Revolt | insurgency | intifada | mutiny | Peasant's Revolt | struggle

Uprising In Webster's Dictionary

\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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