Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sepoy_mutiny

1 sense of sepoy mutiny

Sense 1
Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Mutiny -- (discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow))
       INSTANCE OF=> rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising -- (organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another)