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Common collocations with uprising in American Collocation

uprising noun countable

US /ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ/

involving many people

general
major
mass
national
popular

There are fears that there will be a mass uprising if the election is rigged.

He moved to Jakarta after the popular uprising that overthrew President Suharto.

involving violence or weapons

armed
bloody
violent

The perceived lack of action on the part of the government led to a series of armed uprisings.

starting suddenly, without being planned

spontaneous

We have witnessed a spontaneous uprising of disaffected youth.

unsuccessful

abortive
failed
unsuccessful

In July 1917, after an abortive uprising in Petrograd, Lenin was forced to flee to Finland.

types of uprising

military
nationalist
political
revolutionary

Seven years later, there was a nationalist uprising, the Orabi Rebellion of September 1881, with the slogan of’ Egypt for the Egyptians ’.

lead an uprising

lead
organize

Thomas Wyatt led an uprising against Queen Mary.

cause an uprising

cause
lead to
provoke
spark
trigger

Insensitive treatment of Tibet’s ancient culture provoked a further uprising in 1959.

start an uprising

launch
stage
start

They staged many uprisings and so managed to draw Rome’s attention to this city.

stop an uprising

crush
defeat
quell
suppress

Despite the enormous heroism of the workers, the uprising was crushed.