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se·di·tion

sedition

 
 
pronunciation:
sih dI shn
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition: actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government.
The distribution of the inflammatory pamphlets constituted sedition.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)sedition broad, guilty, repressive, serious
verb + (n.)sedition accuse, act, arrest, charge, convict, cry, hang, oppose, pass, place, prosecute, spy
noun + (n.)sedition Help act, alien, arrest, article, campaign, charge, conspiracy, court, crime, discontent, dissent, espionage, expression, insurrection, law, measure, murder, mutiny, provision, secession, seed, subversion, treason, trial, weapon [See all][See only the most frequent]
Word Parts  About this feature
The word sedition contains the following parts:
se- Latin prefix that means away, aside, apart, without
it, itiner Latin root that means journey, road