INSURGENCIES Synonyms

• a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

• a brilliant and notable success

• a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

• a condition in which things are not in their expected places

• a disturbance of the peace or of public order

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• bring disorder to

• activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption

• an unhappy and worried mental state

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• a noisy fight

• the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

• (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

• electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

• open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

• engage in a mutiny against an authority

• refusal to accept some authority or code or convention

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

• make revolution

• fill with distaste

• cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

• a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

• the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

• a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

• a public act of violence by an unruly mob

• a state of disorder involving group violence

• a joke that seems extremely funny

• a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

• take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot

• engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

• a state of commotion and noise and confusion

• violent agitation

• the act of making a noisy disturbance

• a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

• a violent disturbance

• (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

• disturbance usually in protest

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

• an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict