uprising
/ˈʌpˌɹaɪzɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.
Example Sentences
- "WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies."
- "But in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017, a large audience of Americans finally saw the real beta uprising in the violent Nazi rally that shut the city down, terrorized the population, and culminated in the vehicular homicide of a local leftist woman"
- "Racism courses through Donald Trump’s blood and is one of the foundational principles of his presidency. Which is why, when faced with one of the greatest uprisings against police brutality this nation has seen, a movement led by black people around the country and joined by all other people of color and white people as well, his only policy solution is to start a race war."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʌpˌɹaɪzɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈʌpˌɹaɪzɪŋ/