sedition

Definitions

Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

Incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority.

Examples

The government charged the activist with sedition for inciting the crowd to storm the parliament building.

The newspaper was shut down by the authorities after it published articles accused of promoting sedition against the state.

Synonyms

insurrection rebellion mutiny treason insubordination revolt uprising

Antonyms

allegiance loyalty obedience submission compliance fidelity harmony