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View synonyms for insurgence

insurgence

[ in-sur-juhns ]

noun

  1. an act of rebellion; insurrection; revolt.


insurgence

/ ɪnˈsɜːdʒəns /

noun

  1. rebellion, uprising, or riot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of insurgence1

First recorded in 1840–50; insurg(ent) + -ence
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Example Sentences

But until matters drew to a crisis with Beatrice, there was an immense imaginative insurgence of a quite different quality.

I caught sight of the occasional spire of a hollyhock, and smelt the acid insurgence of marigolds.

Why is it that there is this blessed insurgence against corporation misrule there, and hardly a trace of it here?

She struggled to control an insurgence of emotions that rose out of the deeps of her being.

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