counterinsurgency

Meaning

Any political or military action taken to defeat insurgency, especially during guerrilla warfare.

Synonyms

pacification

countersubversion

Translations

مضاد للعصيان أو التمرد

καταστολή εξέγερσης

contre-guérilla

contre-insurrection

anti-insurrection

guerre antisubversive

contra-insurgência

contrainsurgencia

guerra antisubversiva

acción antisubversiva

Etymology

From counter- + insurgency.