sedition

See also: sédition

WOTD – 31 January 2010

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈdɪ.ʃən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

sedition (countable and uncountable, 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

• Dutch: opruiing (nl) f

• German: Aufwiegelung f, Verhetzung f, Volksverhetzung (de) f

insurrection or rebellion

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

• Korean: 폭동 (ko) (pokdong)
• Latin: sēditiō f
• Occitan: sedicion (oc) 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, tineoids