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.
See also: rise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Faith[feiθ]
Sameera (2)-Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi
Aqila-Arabic
Siriporn-Thai
JÓSka-Hungarian
EnochEE-nək (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek