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opprør

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

rebellion · revolt · uproar

EtymologyOpphav

av lavtysk rør; beslektet med røre (II)mess · stir · commotion from Low German rør; related to røre (II)mess · stir · commotion

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. organisert motstand, ofte voldelig, mot styresmaktene organised resistance, often violent, against the authorities
    • folket gjorde opprør mot juntaen the people rose up against the junta
    • det var et væpnet opprør it was an armed rebellion
  2. protest mot autoritet eller norm a rebellion against authority or convention
    • punken var et opprør mot de konservative punk was a revolt against the conservatives
    • ungdommens opprør mot foreldrene the rebellion of the young against their parents
  3. sterk reaksjon eller sinnsstemning;
    uro
    a strong reaction or state of mind;
    agitation
    • salen var i fullt opprør the hall was in an uproar
    • nyheten satte sinnet hennes i sterkt opprør the news threw her mind into turmoil