# insurrection

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/ · frequency rank #23,315

## Definitions
1. The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.

## Etymology
From Late Middle English insurreccion (“uprising against a government, rebellion, revolt; civil disorder, riot; illegal armed assault”) [and other forms], from Middle French insurrection, Old French insurreccïon (modern French insurrection), and from their etymon Latin īnsurrēctiōnem (rare), the accusative singular of īnsurrēctiō (“rising up, insurrection, rebellion”), from īnsurgō (“to rise up”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’) + surgō (“to arise, get up; to rise”) (from sub- (prefix meaning ‘(from) beneath, under’) + regō (“to direct, govern, rule; to guide, steer; to manage, oversee”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to right oneself, straighten; just; right”))).

## Common misspellings (17)
`innsurrection`, `insrurection`, `inssurrection`, `insurection`, `insurerction`, `insurrcetion`, `insurrecction`, `insurreciton`, `insurrecsion`, `insurrectino`, `insurrectionn`, `insurrectoin`, `insurrecttion`, `insurretcion`, `inusrrection`, `isnurrection`, `nisurrection`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/insurrection