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insurgent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈsəːdʒ(ə)nt/ (UK)
• /ɪnˈsəɹd͡ʒənt/ (US)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From Latin īnsurgentem, accusative singular of īnsurgēns, present active participle of īnsurgō (“to rise up against, revolt”), from in (“against”) + surgō (“to rise”), itself from sub (“up from below”) + regō (“to guide, direct, rule, govern, administer”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to move in a straight line, to rule, guide, lead straight, put right”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Rebellious, opposing authority.
   • Afghan National Police, backed by U.S.-led coalition forces, detained an insurgent leader during a raid in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, a U.S. military statement said. 2008 November 15, “U.S.: Afghan insurgent leader captured”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2009:
   • Immediately following the shooting, there were multiple, coordinated information releases blaming the shooting on “Antifa,” the newest alt-right boogeyman, in what appears to be a social media blitz intended to center the conversation on the left wing. This is part of an ongoing propaganda campaign by the insurgent right wing extremists to paint radical pro-labor activists as ultraviolent “terrorists.” 2017 November 7, Eugene D., “Sutherland Springs Shooter Member of Far-Right Neo-Nazi Group “Atomwaffen””, in Medium, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2023:
   • The insurgent provinces. 1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic:
2. (not-comparable) Of water: surging or rushing in.
   • Vesuvio groans through all his echoing caves, / And Etna thunders o'er the insurgent waves. 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 33:

Translations (29)

cs vzbouřenecký (rebellious) · bg бунтовен (rebellious) · de aufrührerisch (rebellious) · ru восста́вший (rebellious) · es insurgente (rebellious) · fr insurgé (rebellious) · nn opprørsk (rebellious) · ka მეამბოხეთა (rebellious) · nl opstandig (rebellious) · cy gwrthryfelgar (rebellious) · hy ապստամբ (rebellious) · ca insurgent (rebellious) · da oprørsk (rebellious) · la rebellis (rebellious) · hy ապստամբած (rebellious) · pl powstańczy (rebellious) · ja 反逆 (rebellious) · cs vzbouřený (rebellious) · fi kapinallinen (rebellious) · nb opprørsk (rebellious) · cs povstalecký (rebellious) · bg бунтовнически (rebellious) · ja 謀叛 (rebellious) · ru мяте́жный (rebellious) · ru разбушева́вшийся (rebellious) · pl rebeliancki (rebellious) · pt insurgente (rebellious) · km ដែលបះបោរ (rebellious) · de aufständisch (rebellious)

insurgent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈsəːdʒ(ə)nt/ (UK)
• /ɪnˈsəɹd͡ʒənt/ (US)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From Latin īnsurgentem, accusative singular of īnsurgēns, present active participle of īnsurgō (“to rise up against, revolt”), from in (“against”) + surgō (“to rise”), itself from sub (“up from below”) + regō (“to guide, direct, rule, govern, administer”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to move in a straight line, to rule, guide, lead straight, put right”).

Meanings

1. One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.

Forms

Deriveds

insurgently · insurgentism · counterinsurgent

Translations (96)

pl rebeliantka (rebel) · nn opprørar (rebel) · fr insurgé (rebel) · bg мете́жник (rebel) · da oprører (rebel) · ur باغی (rebel) · az üsyançı (rebel) · uk бунта́р (rebel) · cs vzbouřenec (rebel) · hu felkelő (rebel) · lo ຜູ້ກໍ່ເຫດ (rebel) · bg въста́ник (rebel) · vi người khởi nghĩa (rebel) · bg бунто́вник (rebel) · ru бунтовщи́к (rebel) · nl rebel (rebel) · ar مُتَمَرِّد (rebel) · cmn 叛亂者 /叛乱者 (rebel) · cmn 造反者 (rebel) · bn বিদ্রোহী (rebel) · ru инсурге́нт (rebel) · bg бунта́р (rebel) · id pendurhaka (rebel) · el επαναστάτης (rebel) · sh bùntōvnīk (rebel) · sh побуњѐница (rebel) · pl powstaniec (rebel) · fa-ira شورِشی (rebel) · sh bùntōvnica (rebel) · la rebellis (rebel) · hy ապստամբ (rebel) · cs povstalec (rebel) · ka მეამბოხე (rebel) · sk vzbúrenec (rebel) · sl upornik (rebel) · sh у̀станӣк (rebel) · uz isyonchi (rebel) · de Aufständischer (rebel) · sh pobunjènica (rebel) · sh pobunjènīk (rebel) · lo ກະບົດ (rebel) · tr isyancı (rebel) · mk востаник (rebel) · cmn 起義者 /起义者 (rebel) · ru мяте́жник (rebel) · sh у̀станица (rebel) · ar ثَائِر (rebel) · mi hauhau (rebel) · uk повста́нець (rebel) · hi बाग़ी (rebel) · tg шӯришгар (rebel) · ce гӏаттамхо (rebel) · nb opprører (rebel) · be бунта́р (rebel) · nl opstandeling (rebel) · cmn 反叛份子 (rebel) · it insorto (rebel) · sk burič (rebel) · uk бунтівни́к (rebel) · ky көтөрүлүшчү (rebel) · pl powstańczyni (rebel) · sk povstalec (rebel) · be паўста́нец (rebel) · el αντάρτης (rebel) · km អ្នកបះបោរ (rebel) · pl rebeliant (rebel) · ar عَاصٍ (rebel) · uk інсурге́нт (rebel) · ja 謀叛人 (rebel) · cy gwrthryfelwr (rebel) · tg шӯришӣ (rebel) · es insurgente (rebel) · mn босогч (rebel) · it insorta (rebel) · ja 反逆者 (rebel) · fr insurgée (rebel) · ru повста́нец (rebel) · he מתקומם (rebel) · ko 반역자 (rebel) · de Insurgent (rebel) · tg исёнгар (rebel) · kk көтерілісші (rebel) · sh ùstanica (rebel) · km កុបករ (rebel) · hi विद्रोही (rebel) · sh побуњѐнӣк (rebel) · ar عُصَاة (rebel) · th กบฏ (rebel) · ky козголоңчу (rebel) · pl powstanka (rebel) · ca insurgent (rebel) · fi kapinallinen (rebel) · be бунтаўшчы́к (rebel) · pt insurgente (rebel) · mk бунтовник (rebel) · sh ùstanīk (rebel)