insurrection

[ in-suh-rek-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.

   Synonyms: mutiny, uprising, insurgency

insurrection

/ ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of rebelling against a government in power or the civil authorities; insurgency

Derived Forms

• ˌinsurˈrectional, adjective
• ˌinsurˈrectionary, nounadjective
• ˌinsurˈrectionism, noun
• ˌinsurˈrectionist, nounadjective

Other Words From

• insur·rection·al adjective
• insur·rection·al·ly adverb
• insur·rection·ism noun
• insur·rection·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of insurrection¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Late Latin insurrēctiōn-, stem of insurrēctiō, from insurrēct(us) “risen up, rebelled” (past participle of insurgere “to get up, ascend, rebel”; insurgent ) + -iō -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of insurrection¹

C15: from Late Latin insurrectiō, from insurgere to rise up

Example Sentences

Trump and some other legal minds in his orbit have suggested Trump should go after those prosecutors who have targeted him and his companies — including Special Counsel Jack Smith, who has pursued criminal cases against Trump for his incitement of the Jan. 6 insurrection and his hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort; and Letitia “Tish” James, the New York attorney general who won a massive fraud judgment against Trump for inflating his net worth to win preferable insurance and loan terms.

From Los Angeles Times

If we look back to everything from Citizens United and how we finance campaigns to how we think about corruption and how we vote and then, this past year, the court rewriting the insurrection clause, rewriting how we think about presidential immunity, rewriting how we think about Jan. 6 insurrectionists, it reveals a part of this story that I think you and I have been trying to tell for a long time, which is that the court is absolutely a player in the reimagining of democracy.

From Slate

The program, which never aired on Fox News Channel, pushed the false theory that the insurrection in the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was instigated by government agents.

From Los Angeles Times

He cast Garcia as a pro-Trump sycophant, emphasizing the congressman’s vote against certifying the 2020 presidential election results after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, and his push to overturn Roe vs.

From Los Angeles Times

And now they can add that it’s true even if they lie, cheat and incite a deadly insurrection against the nation’s government.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• coup
• insurgency
• mutiny
• revolt
• revolution
• riot
• sedition
• uprising