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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
insurrection /ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃ(ə)n/

▶noun a violent uprising against authority.

– derivatives
insurrectionary adjective,
insurrectionist noun & adjective.

– origin ME: via OFr. from late L. insurrectio(n-), from insurgere ‘rise up’.

'insurrection' also found in these Oxford entries:

commotion - ruction

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