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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•sur•gent /ɪnˈsɜrdʒənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta person who takes part in armed resistance to an established government;
a rebel. adj. [before a noun] - Governmentrising in revolt;
rebellious. in•sur•gence, n. [countable]:an insurgence in the mountainous regions by rebels.[uncountable]government troops trying to fight against insurgence from the north. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•sur•gent (in sûr′jənt),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, esp. a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws;
rebel. - Governmenta member of a section of a political party that revolts against the methods or policies of the party.
adj. - Governmentof or characteristic of an insurgent or insurgents.
- surging or rushing in:The insurgent waves battered the shore.
- Latin insurgent- (stem of insurgēns) present participle of insurgere to get up, ascend, rebel. See in-2, surge, -ent
- 1755–65
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rebellious, revolutionary, mutinous.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: insurgent /ɪnˈsɜːdʒənt/ adj - rebellious or in revolt, as against a government in power or the civil authorities
n - a person who takes part in an uprising or rebellion; insurrectionist
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin insurgēns rising upon or against, from insurgere to rise up, from surgere to riseinˈsurgency n |