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insurgency

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɪnˈsɜːd͡ʒənsi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: ĭn-sûrʹ-jən-si
  • US: /ɪnˈsɝd͡ʒənsi/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənsi
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N S ER1 JH AH0 N S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • suppress the insurgency by isolating the rebels from the rest of the population

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insurgence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising

History

Etymology

From insurgent + -cy.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَمَرُّد (tamarrud) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Arabic: عِصْيَان (ʕiṣyān) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Bashkir: ихтилал (ixtilal) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Bashkir: баш күтәреү (baş kütərew) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Bashkir: күтәрелеш (kütəreleş) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 起義 /起义 (qǐyì) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暴動 /暴动 (bàodòng) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 叛亂 /叛乱 (pànluàn) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Czech: povstání — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Czech: vzpoura — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Danish: oprør — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Finnish: kapina — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Hindi: विद्रोह (vidroh) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Japanese: 内乱 (nairan) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Korean: 분란전 (bullanjeon) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Latin: rebelliō — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Latin: rebellium — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Polish: insurekcja — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Polish: powstanie — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Portuguese: insurgência — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Romanian: insurgență — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Russian: бунт (bunt) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Russian: восста́ние (vosstánije) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Russian: мяте́ж (mjatéž) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Swedish: uppror — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Telugu: తిరుగుబాటు (tirugubāṭu) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Thai: กบฏ (gà-bòt) — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Turkish: isyan — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
  • Vietnamese: cuộc nổi dậy — rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
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