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insurrection

🇬🇧 UK/.insә'rekʃәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A violent uprising or rebellion against a government or other authority.

起义，暴动，叛乱

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
innot, opposite of
+
surrectother
+
ionact, process, state
=insurrection

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government declared martial law to suppress the insurrection.

  • 2.

    Historical records document numerous insurrections throughout the empire.

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