sedition

WOTD – 31 January 2010

See also: sédition

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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

incitement

• German: Aufwiegelung f, Verhetzung f, Volksverhetzung f

insurrection or rebellion

• Afrikaans: opstand
• Arabic: فِتْنَة‎ (ar) (fitna)
• Catalan: sedició (ca) f
• Dutch: opstand (nl), opruiing
• French: sédition (fr) f, révolte (fr) f,
• Galician: sedición (gl) f
• German: Aufruhr (de) m
• Greek: στάση (el) f (stási)

• Italian: sedizione (it) f
• Latin: sēditiō f
• Polish: rokosz (pl) m, bunt (pl) m
• Portuguese: sedição (pt) f, revolta (pt) f, motim (pt) m
• Russian: мяте́ж (ru) m (mjatéž), восста́ние (ru) n (vosstánije)
• Scottish Gaelic: eadar-dhealachadh m
• Spanish: sedición (es) f

See also

• mutiny

Anagrams

• desition, editions, noetiids