insurgency

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɜː.dʒən.si/
  • (US) enPR: ĭn-sûrʹ-jən-si, IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɝ.dʒən.si/
  • Hyphenation: in‧sur‧gen‧cy
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənsi

Noun

insurgency (countable and uncountable, plural insurgencies)

  1. rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
    suppress the insurgency by isolating the rebels from the rest of the population

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