insurgency

[in-sur-juhn-see]

noun

plural

insurgencies 

1. the state or condition of being insurgent.

2. insurrection against an existing government, usually one's own, by a group not recognized as having the status of a belligerent.

3. rebellion within a group, as by members against leaders.

4. insurgence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of insurgency¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; insurg(ent) + -ency

Related Words

• dissent 
• insurrection 
• mutiny 
• revolt 
• revolution 
• uprising