noun
1 attempt to change the government
ADJECTIVE
▪ full-scale , major
▪ minor , small
▪ open
▪ armed
▪ bloody , violent
▪ military
▪ grass-roots , popular
▪
A grass-roots ~ has flared nationwide against the proposed law.
▪ peasant , slave
▪ internal
▪
The country has been plagued by wars, civil wars, and internal ~s.
VERB + REBELLION
▪ rise in , rise up in
▪
The slaves rose up in ~.
▪
Simon de Montfort rose in ~ in 1258.
▪ launch , raise ( literary , esp. BrE ), stage
▪
They staged a ~ against Spanish rule in Mexico.
▪
In July 1745 Charles sailed for Scotland to raise a ~ in the Highlands.
▪ set off , spark off , start
▪
The re-introduction of conscription sparked off a major ~.
▪ foment , incite , provoke
▪
attempts to foment ~ in the government
▪ provoke sb/sth to
▪
The new taxes provoked the population to open ~.
▪ threaten
▪
The party members threatened ~.
▪ join
▪ take part in
▪ lead
▪ support
▪ crush , put down , quell , suppress
REBELLION + VERB
▪ occur
▪
Peasant ~s occurred throughout the 16th century.
▪ begin , break out
▪
Rebellion broke out in India.
▪ fail
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
They are in ~ against the conservative hierarchy of the Church.
▪ ~ against
▪
a ~ against the new regime
▪ ~ over
▪
a ~ over an increase in taxes
2 opposition to authority
ADJECTIVE
▪ adolescent , teenage , youth , youthful
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against
▪
~ against their parents
PHRASES
▪ an act of ~
▪ a form of ~