insurgency
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ɪnˈsɜː.dʒən.si/, X-SAMPA: /In"s3:.dZ@n.si/
- (US) enPR: ĭn-sûrʹ-jən-si, IPA: /ɪnˈsɝ.dʒən.si/, X-SAMPA: /In"s3`.dZ@n.si/
- Hyphenation: in‧sur‧gen‧cy
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dʒənsi
Noun [edit]
insurgency (plural insurgencies)
- rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
- suppress the insurgency by isolating the rebels from the rest of the population