insurgence
insurgence noun: an uprising or rebellion; an insurrection.
Noun
insurgence (countable and uncountable, plural insurgences)
- An uprising or rebellion; an insurrection.
- He felt the stress and strain of life, its fevers and sweats and wild insurgences—surely this was the stuff to write about! He wanted to glorify the leaders of forlorn hopes, the mad lovers, the giants that fought under stress and strain, amid terror and tragedy, making life crackle with the...1908 September – 1909 September, Jack London, chapter XIV, in Martin Eden, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, published September 1909, →OCLC, page 117
Forms of insurgence
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Questions about insurgence
- What does insurgence mean?
- Insurgence means an uprising or rebellion; an insurrection.
- What part of speech is insurgence?
- Insurgence is a noun.
- What is the plural of insurgence?
- The plural of insurgence is insurgences.
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