Antonyms for insurrection
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : in-suh-rek-shuhn |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn səˈrɛk ʃən |
Definition of insurrection
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French insurrection, from Late Latin insurrectionem (nominative insurrectio) "a rising up," noun of action from past participle stem of insurgere "to rise up" (see insurgent).
- noun rebellion
- Never had there been insurrection so sudden, so short, and so successful.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Let the cause of insurrection be removed, then, as speedily as possible.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- Incidents of the Insurrection in the western parts of Pennsylvania.
- Extract from : « The Battle of Bunkers-Hill » by Hugh Henry Brackenridge
- Besides this news there was a general account of the insurrection.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- This is the night appointed for the breaking out of the insurrection.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
- Essex immediately became urgent to commence the insurrection at once.
- Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
- The localista has also some items of news about the Cuban insurrection.
- Extract from : « The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba » by Walter Goodman
- Give him that, and he will have no incentive to insurrection.
- Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore
- The author was in Gallicia before the peasants' insurrection in 1846.
- Extract from : « The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 » by Various
- The knowledge that an insurrection was impending was not confined to the Transvaal.
- Extract from : « Impressions of South Africa » by James Bryce
Synonyms for insurrection
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