uprising C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ/ UK /ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt The peasants' uprising spread quickly across the province. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an act of resistance or... revoltrebellioninsurrectionrevolutionmutinyinsurgencyrising ↔ Opposites submissionobediencecompliance Word family Related forms riseupriseup Etymology AI details From uprise plus -ing; a compound of up plus rise, from Old English rīsan ('to rise'), from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną. up Middle English rīsan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # uprising **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. an act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt ## Examples - The peasants' uprising spread quickly across the province. ## Synonyms - revolt - rebellion - insurrection - revolution - mutiny - insurgency - rising ## Antonyms - submission - obedience - compliance ## Related Forms - rise - uprise - up ## Roots and Affixes - Root: up - Root: rīsan ## Etymology From uprise plus -ing; a compound of up plus rise, from Old English rīsan ('to rise'), from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną. ## AI Etymology Uprising comes from uprise plus -ing; a compound of up plus rise, from Old English rīsan ('to rise'), from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną. The historical chain includes Old English up and Old English rīsan. The quoted older sense, "to rise," supplies the immediate semantic anchor for uprising. The formation is best read as compound and borrowed: the word uprising carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "an act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt". Related English forms include rise, uprise, and up. The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown