- An uprising - Insurrection - Revolt - Uprising - The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of
the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and
resistance to its officers and laws, either by levying war, or by
aiding others to do so; an organized uprising of subjects for the
purpose of coercing or overthrowing their lawful ruler or government by
force; revolt; insurrection. - Open resistance to, or defiance of, lawful authority.