Plural of insurrection
regular plural
The plural of insurrection is insurrections.
Forms of insurrection
| Singular | insurrection /ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | insurrections |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Insurrections in a sentence
- Thinking more metaphorically, his American contemporary James Russell Lowell wrote: “It is not the insurrections of ignorance that are dangerous, but the revolts of intelligence.” Had he lived to the year 2021, he might have changed his mind.2021 January 13, Steven Poole, “'Insurrection': how an old word for an old thing was Trumped”, in The Guardian, archived from the original...
- For it was close on the heel of the suppressed insurrections, an aftertime very critical to naval authority, demanding from every English sea-commander two qualities not readily interfusable—prudence and rigour.1924, Herman Melville, chapter 18, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.. From the entry aftertime
Meaning of insurrection
- noun The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.
Questions about the plural of insurrection
- What is the plural of insurrection?
- The plural of insurrection is insurrections.
- Is insurrection countable?
- Insurrection is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
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