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 Definitions of insurgent  [ɪnˈsɜr dʒənt]  

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Definition of 'insurgent' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) insurgent
a person who takes part in forcible opposition or armed resistance to an established government or authority; rebel.

2.  insurgent
a member of a group, esp. a political party, who revolts against the policies of the leadership.

3. (adj.) insurgent
rising in revolt; rebellious.

Etymology:  (1755–65; < L insurgere to get up, ascend, rebel)

Definition of 'insurgent' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

2. (adj) guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgent
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

3. (adj) insurgent, seditious, subversive
in opposition to a civil authority or government


Definition of 'insurgent' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) insurgent
a person fighting against their own country
insurgent attacks on the city


Definition of 'insurgent' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) insurgent
rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious

2. (noun) insurgent
a person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an established government; one who openly and actively resists the execution of laws; a rebel


Translation of 'insurgent' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: rising up in rebellion
an insurgent population.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: opstandige Arabic flag Arabic: مُتَمَرِّد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: въстаннически
Brazilian flag Brazilian: revoltoso Czech flag Czech: rebelantský German flag German: aufrührerisch
Danish flag Danish: oprørsk Greek flag Greek: επαναστατημένος Spanish flag Spanish: insurgente, insurrecto
Estonian flag Estonian: mässuline Farsi flag Farsi: شورشی Finnish flag Finnish: kapinallinen
French flag French: insurgé Hebrew flag Hebrew: מִתקוֹמֵם Hindi flag Hindi: राजद्रोही
Croatian flag Croatian: buntovan Hungarian flag Hungarian: felkelő Indonesian flag Indonesian: memberontak
Icelandic flag Icelandic: uppreisnar- Italian flag Italian: insorto, rivoltoso Japanese flag Japanese: 反乱を起こした
Korean flag Korean: 반란을 일으킨 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: maištaujantis, sukilęs Latvian flag Latvian: dumpīgs
Malay flag Malay: memberontak Dutch flag Dutch: oproerig Norwegian flag Norwegian: opprørsk, opprørs-
Polish flag Polish: buntowniczy Persian flag Persian: شورشی Pashto flag Pashto: ياغى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: revoltoso Romanian flag Romanian: răsculat Russian flag Russian: восставший
Slovak flag Slovak: rebelantský Slovenian flag Slovenian: uporniški Serbian flag Serbian: buntovan
Swedish flag Swedish: upprorisk Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งต่อต้านรัฐบาล Turkish flag Turkish: asi
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 起義的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: повсталий; заколотницький Urdu flag Urdu: بغاوت کرنے والا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nổi loạn Chinese flag Chinese: 起义的

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