UPRISING

rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising

(noun) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

uprising (plural uprisings)

A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.

Verb

uprising

present participle of uprise

Anagrams

• rising up

Source: Wiktionary


Up*ris"ing, n.

1. Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent. "The steep uprising of the hill." Shak.

2. An insurrection; a popular revolt. J. P. Peters.

UPRISE

Up*rise", v. i.

1. To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon. "Uprose the sun." Cowley. Uprose the virgin with the morning light. Pope.

2. To have an upward direction or inclination. Uprose the mystic mountain range. Tennyson.

Up*rise", n.

Definition: The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. [R.] Did ever raven sing so like a lark, That gives sweet tidings of the sun's uprise Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 June 2025

ROOTS

(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”


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