Vocabulary
Insurrection
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a violent uprising against an authority or government.
Urdu meaning
بغاوت، سرکشی، فساد، فتنہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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This includes hate speech, particularly language demonising any religion, sect, or community, as well as calls to violence and insurrection against the state.
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Mosque management
— 2025-10-31
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Someone who believes elections can be stolen, refuses to concede, and incites an insurrection to overturn the verdict.
Dawn Editorials —
Nasty outcomes
— 2025-01-07
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The low-intensity insurgency that has gripped the province for the past two decades is fast turning into a full-blown insurrection with the growing alienation of the local population.
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Balochistan conundrum
— 2024-08-28
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In the corridors of power, the resurrection of the PTI was seen as an insurrection.
Dawn Editorials —
Bellicose democracy
— 2024-07-28
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Other charges involving Trump`s incitement to insurrection also have a greater bearing on his actual conduct and the events of Jan 6, 2021.
Dawn Editorials —
The approaching verdict
— 2024-05-29
Synonyms
rebellion, revolt, uprising, mutiny, revolution, insurgence, insurgency, rising, rioting, riot
Antonyms
calm, peace, compliance, obedience, subordination
Curator example
“the insurrection was savagely put down”
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