rise against

rise (up) against someone or something

to challenge someone or something; to rebel against someone or something. The citizens rose up against their elected officials. They rose up against the abusive power of the government.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jessenia	-	Spanish (Latin American)
Liora	-	Hebrew
Huan	-	Chinese
Avishag	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Ramona	rah-MO-nah (Spanish), rə-MON-ə (English)	Spanish, Romanian, English
Waltraud	-	German