N-COUNT [usually singular]起义;暴动 When there is an uprising, a group of people start fighting against the people who are in power in their country, because they want to bring about a political change. 起义;暴动
...a popular uprising against the authoritarian government. [+ against]
反对独裁政府的群众暴动
Isolated attacks in the north-east of the country have now turned into a full-scale uprising.