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insurgency vs rebellion

rebellion vs insurgency

insurgency and rebellion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
insurgency Yes No No No
rebellion Yes No No No
As nouns, rebellion is a hypernym of insurgency; that is, rebellion is a word with a broader meaning than insurgency:
  • insurgency: an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
  • rebellion: organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
Other hypernyms of insurgency include insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising.
insurgency (noun) rebellion (noun)
an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
Difference between insurgency and rebellion

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