sedition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
  2. Insurrection or rebellion.

Pronunciation

/səˈdɪʃən/ en-au-sedition.ogg

Word forms

sedition seditions

Etymology

From Old French sedicion, from Latin sēditiō (“sedition, discord”), from sēd- (“apart”) (an alternative form of sē-) + itiō (“going”).

Related words

Derived words

seditionary seditionist seditious conspiracy
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