- a revolt or rebellion
- archaic an ascent
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up•ris•ing /ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ, ʌpˈraɪzɪŋ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a revolt;
an act of rising up against authority.
up•ris•ing
(up′rī′zing, up rī′zing),USA pronunciation n.
- an insurrection or revolt.
- an act of rising up.
- an ascent or acclivity.
- 1200–50; Middle English; see up-, rising
- 1. rebellion.
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uprising /ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ; ʌpˈraɪzɪŋ/ n
up•rise
(v. up rīz′;n. up′rīz′),USA pronunciation v., -rose, -ris•en, -ris•ing, n.
v.i.
n.
up′ris′er, n.
v.i.
- to rise up;
get up, as from a lying or sitting posture. - to rise into view:As we approached the city, the spires of tall buildings uprose as if to greet us.
- to rise in revolt.
- to come into existence or prominence:Many calamities uprose to plague the people during the war.
- to move upward;
mount up;
ascend. - to come above the horizon.
- to slope upward:The land uprises from the river to the hills.
- to swell or grow, as a sound:A blare of trumpets uprose to salute the king.
n.
- an act of rising up.
- Middle English uprisen. See up-, rise 1250–1300
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- putsch
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- Syria
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- quench
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