insurrection
11Insurrection — BIERCE (Ambrose Gwinnett) Bio express : Écrivain américain (1842 1914) «Insurrection : révolution qui a échoué. Tentative infructueuse pour substituer le désordre à un mauvais gouvernement.» Source : Dictionnaire du diable… …
12insurrection — (in su rrè ksion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes ; quelques personnes prononcent inzu rrè ksion, ce qui est vicieux) s. f. Action de s insurger. L insurrection des Grecs. Le peuple était en pleine insurrection. Fig. L insurrection des esprits.… …
13insurrection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ armed ▪ Years of discontent turned into armed insurrection. ▪ popular ▪ There was a popular insurrection against the police. ▪ slave (esp. AmE) …
14INSURRECTION — s. f. Soulèvement contre le gouvernement. Ceux qui emploient ce mot y attachent ordinairement une idée de droit et de justice. L insurrection des Grecs, ou L insurrection grecque. L insurrection fit des progrès. L insurrection devint générale. Le …
15INSURRECTION — n. f. Soulèvement contre un pouvoir établi ou une autorité arbitraire. L’insurrection des Grecs, ou L’Insurrection grecque. L’Insurrection fit des progrès. L’insurrection devint générale. Le peuple était en pleine insurrection …
16insurrection — n. 1) to foment, stir up an insurrection 2) to crush, put down. quell, suppress an insurrection * * * [ˌɪnsə rekʃ(ə)n] put down quell stir up an insurrection suppress an insurrection to crush to foment …
17insurrection — [[t]ɪ̱nsəre̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] insurrections N VAR An insurrection is violent action that is taken by a large group of people against the rulers of their country, usually in order to remove them from office. [FORMAL] They were plotting to stage an armed …
18insurrection — in|sur|rec|tion [ˌınsəˈrekʃən] n [U and C] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: insurrectio, from Latin insurgere; INSURGENT] an attempt by a large group of people within a country to take control using force and violence = ↑rebellion… …
19insurrection — UK [ˌɪnsəˈrekʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms insurrection : singular insurrection plural insurrections an attempt by a large group of people to take control of their country by force …
20insurrection — A rebellion, or rising of citizens or subjects in resistance to their government. Insurrection consists in any combined resistance to the lawful authority of the state, with intent to cause the denial thereof, when the same is manifested, or… …
