insurgence

[ in-sur-juhns ]

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noun

an act of rebellion; insurrection; revolt.

Origin of insurgence

First recorded in 1840–50; insurg(ent) + -ence

Words that may be confused with insurgence

insurgence , insurgency

Words Nearby insurgence

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How to use insurgence in a sentence

But until matters drew to a crisis with Beatrice, there was an immense imaginative insurgence of a quite different quality.
Tono Bungay | H. G. Wells
I caught sight of the occasional spire of a hollyhock, and smelt the acid insurgence of marigolds.
The Jervaise Comedy | J. D. Beresford
Why is it that there is this blessed insurgence against corporation misrule there, and hardly a trace of it here?
The Brothers' War | John Calvin Reed
She struggled to control an insurgence of emotions that rose out of the deeps of her being.
Marriage | H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for insurgence

insurgence

/ (ɪnˈsɜːdʒəns) /

noun

rebellion, uprising, or riot

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