insurgency
rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
Example
“suppress the insurgency by isolating the rebels from the rest of the population”
Related words
- antiinsurgency
- counterinsurgency
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “insurgency” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.