Insurgency

Noun CEFR B2

ɪnˈsɜːd͡ʒənsi

Definitions

rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

DeutschAuflehnung

Portuguêsinsurgência

Русскийбунт восстание мяте́ж

19 more languages

العربيةالتمرد تمرد عصيان

Bosanskiбунт

Češtinapovstání vzpoura

हिन्दीविद्रोह

Hrvatskiбунт

日本語内乱

한국어분란전

Kurdîîsyan

Latinarebellio rebellium

Latviešusacelšanās

Polskiinsurekcja powstanie

Românăinsurgență

Српскибунт

Svenskauppror

తెలుగుతిరుగుబాటు

ไทยกบฏ

Türkçeisyan

Examples

“suppress the insurgency by isolating the rebels from the rest ⟳ of the population”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Insurgent insurgentism Insurgents Insuring insurmountability Insurmountable

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