insurgence
Revolt against authority
Insurgence is the act or state of rising up against established authority—a rebellion or revolt.
The word emphasizes the beginning or ongoing nature of resistance: The government struggled to contain the insurgence in the northern provinces.
Less common than insurgency, which carries the same meaning.
Defiance of established power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- overthrowForcible removal from power
uprising · sedition · revolution · guerrilla · militant · combatant · fighter · rebel
Replacement of governing power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
autonomy · self-determination · sovereignty · independence · separatism · nationalism · ideology · activism
Violent disturbance or confusion
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
tension · disorder · chaos · rioting · clashes · ferment · discontent · dissatisfaction
Refusal to follow orders
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
resistance · rebelliousness · recalcitrance · contumacy · mutinousness · unruliness · refusal · rejection
rebellion
Defiance of established power
overthrow · uprising · sedition · revolution · guerrilla · militant · combatant · fighter · rebel · resistance
regime change
Replacement of governing power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- liberationRelease from constraint
emancipation · autonomy · self-determination · sovereignty · independence · separatism · nationalism · ideology · activism · radicalism
turmoil
Violent disturbance or confusion
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- disturbanceDisruption of order
strife · tension · disorder · chaos · rioting · clashes · ferment · discontent · dissatisfaction · protest
disobedience
Refusal to follow orders
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- dissentDisagreement with authority
opposition · resistance · rebelliousness · recalcitrance · contumacy · mutinousness · unruliness · refusal · rejection · nonconformity
insurgencesubmission
Yielding to another's will
obedience · compliance · subservience · conformity · acquiescence
insurgencecounterinsurgency
Combating armed rebellion tactics
counterrevolution · suppression · pacification · repression · crackdown
- insurgent movementsOrganized armed resistance efforts
- insurgent groupsArmed anti-government factions
- communist insurgencyMarxist armed revolt
- insurgent leadersThose heading an uprising
- insurgent forcesArmed opposition to authority