Associations to the word «Uprising»

Wiktionary

UPRISING, noun. A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.
UPRISING, verb. Present participle of uprise

Dictionary definition

UPRISING, noun. Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne