sedition

WOTD – 31 January 2010    

See also sédition

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin sēditiō (“sedition, discord”), from sēd- (“apart”) + itiō (“going”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛˈdɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

sedition (plural seditions)

1. organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
2. insurrection or rebellion

Related terms

• seditious

Translations

insurrection or rebellion

• Afrikaans: opstand (af)
• Catalan: sedició (ca) f
• Dutch: opstand (nl), opruiing (nl)
• French: sédition (fr) f, révolte (fr) f,
• Greek: στάση (el) (stási) f
• Italian: sedizione (it) f

• Latin: sēditiō (la) f
• Polish: rokosz (pl) m, bunt (pl) m
• Portuguese: sedição (pt) f, revolta (pt) f, motim (pt) m
• Russian: мятеж (ru) (mjatež) m, восстание (ru) (vosstanije) n
• Spanish: sedición (es) f

See also

• mutiny

Anagrams

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