1. plural of intifadeh; uprisings or rebellions, particularly those involving sustained civil resistance and armed conflict
Usage: often capitalized when referring to specific historical Palestinian uprisings; from Arabic intifāḍah, meaning 'shaking off'

Examples

• The intifadehs in the Middle East have been extensively documented by international observers.
• Historical accounts compare different intifadehs across regions and time periods.
• The two major Palestinian intifadehs occurred in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
• Scholars study the intifadehs as examples of sustained popular resistance movements.
• News reports covered the causes and consequences of the intifadehs in detail.