insurgency

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈsɜːrdʒənsi/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in sûr′jən sē)

Inflections of 'insurgency' (n): npl: insurgencies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•sur•gen•cy  (in sûr′jən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl., -cies for 4.
  1. Governmentthe state or condition of being insurgent.
  2. Governmentinsurrection against an existing government, usually one's own, by a group not recognized as having the status of a belligerent.
  3. Governmentrebellion within a group, as by members against leaders.
  4. Governmentinsurgence.
  • insurg(ent) + -ency 1795–1805

'insurgency' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Afghanistan - Taliban - Trincomalee - counterinsurgency - insurrection - recognition

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