uprising
n. countablen. a situation where a large group of people start to fight against the people in power. It is usually a sudden and violent attempt to change a government or a law.
n. an act of popular resistance or rebellion against an established government or authority. Often implies a spontaneous or localized movement rather than a full-scale, organized revolution.
The local uprising forced the governor to resign.
History books often describe the 19th-century uprising as a turning point for workers' rights in the region.
What began as a peaceful protest in the capital quickly escalated into a nationwide uprising as citizens in rural provinces joined the call for systemic political reform.
By surface analysis, uprise + -ing.
Commonly paired with the preposition 'against' to indicate the target of the resistance.