noun

sedition

suh-DIH-shuhn

noun

Speech or organized action that incites rebellion against a government or authority.

"He was arrested and charged with sedition after the pamphlets were distributed."

How to Use Sedition

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishStirring up rebellion or defiance against the government, usually through speech or writing.

Common mistake

Sedition is about inciting revolt, not the revolt itself — that would be an insurrection or rebellion.

Common pairings

charged with sedition incite sedition sedition laws

seditions plural

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From Latin seditio, "a going apart" or "discord," from sed- ("apart") + itio ("a going") — the idea of a faction breaking away from the whole.

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