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Insurgency vs Unrest - What's the difference?

insurgency | unrest |

As nouns the difference between insurgency and unrest

is that insurgency is rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent while unrest is a state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.

insurgency

English

Noun

(insurgencies)
  • rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent
    • suppress the insurgency by isolating the rebels from the rest of the population

    unrest

    English

    (wikipedia unrest)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.

    • Derived terms

    * civil unrest

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