insurrection
/ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/
insurrection means the action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 70 out of 100.
insurrection is pronounced /ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/.
Why “insurrection” is a great word
INSURRECTION — [Noun] A violent uprising by part or all of a national population against established authority or government. From Late Middle English, from Middle French and Old French *insurreccïon*, from Latin *īnsurrēctiōnem* (accusative of *īnsurrēctiō*, 'rising up'), from *īnsurgō* ('to rise up'), from *in-* ('in, within') + *surgō* ('to rise', from *sub-* 'under' + *regō* 'to direct, rule'). First recorded in English use c. 1450. Unlike rebellion, a broader and often protracted campaign, or riot, a chaotic disturbance without an explicit political aim, an insurrection is the sharp, initial fracture in the body politic. It is the barricade materializing in a city street, the locked armory door yielding to a crowbar, and the sudden, shared understanding that a law is now merely ink on paper; a word for the puncturing instant when theory becomes blood, and a people remember, violently, that all authority is borrowed.
Etymology
From Late Middle English insurreccion (“uprising against a government, rebellion, revolt; civil disorder, riot; illegal armed assault”) [and other forms], from Middle French insurrection, Old French insurreccïon (modern French insurrection), and from their etymon Latin īnsurrēctiōnem (rare), the accusative singular of īnsurrēctiō (“rising up, insurrection, rebellion”), from īnsurgō (“to rise up”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’) + surgō (“to arise, get up; to rise”) (from sub- (prefix meaning ‘(from) beneath, under’) + regō (“to direct, govern, rule; to guide, steer; to manage, oversee”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to right oneself, straighten; just; right”))).
noun
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