uprising n : organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another [syn: rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising]

English

Noun

1. a popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection

Verb

uprising

1. present participle of uprise

Uprising is a synonym for rebellion, and may also refer to:

In music

• Uprising (album), an album by Bob Marley
• Uprising (Concord Dawn album), an album by Concord Dawn
• Uprising (Entombed album), an album by Entombed
• Uprising Records, a record label

Others

• Uprising (film), a film about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
• Uprising (Nitro Microphone Underground album), an album by Nitro Microphone Underground
• Uprising is a level in Halo 2 campaign
• StarCraft: Uprising, an ebook novel written by Micky Neilson and published by Simon and Schuster
• Uprising (Game), a first-person strategy game by 3D0 and Cyclone Studios
• Uprising (Infoshop), a radical bookstore located in Kensington Market, Toronto
• Bradford Uprising A popular Rock/Metal club night in Bradford (West Yorkshire)

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