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sedition.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    countable · uncountable
  2. Insurrection or rebellion.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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