1. the act of lifting or raising something up
2. a revolt or rebellion against authority
Usage: formal

Examples

• The upraising of the heavy beam required several workers.
• The upraising of her hand signaled the start of the race.
• The political upraising spread throughout the region.
• Citizens organized an upraising against the corrupt government.
• The upraising of the flag marked the ceremony’s beginning.
• Historical records document the peasant upraising of 1381.