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revolt
[ri-vohlt]
verb (used without object)
to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny.
to revolt against the present government.
to turn away in mental rebellion, utter disgust, or abhorrence (usually followed byfrom ).
He revolts from eating meat.
to rebel in feeling (usually followed byagainst ).
to revolt against parental authority.
to feel horror or aversion (usually followed byat ).
to revolt at the sight of blood.
verb (used with object)
to affect with disgust or abhorrence.
Such low behavior revolts me.
noun
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
Synonyms: , ,an expression or movement of spirited protest or dissent.
a voter revolt at the polls.
revolt
/ ɪˈəʊ /
noun
a rebellion or uprising against authority
in the process or state of rebelling
verb
(intr) to rise up in rebellion against authority
(usually passive) to feel or cause to feel revulsion, disgust, or abhorrence
Other 51Թ Forms
- revolter noun
- unrevolted adjective
- ˈDZٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of revolt1
Example Sentences
“What you saw and what I saw on the TV video was revolting,” Bush said in a nationally televised speech from the Oval Office.
If those hardliners have their way and get new spending cuts to popular social programmes, however, centrist Republicans like Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine are likely to revolt.
The government tried to head off Wednesday night's revolt by watering down the restrictions, but also preserving the zones in Paris and Lyon.
Throughout the trial Le Scouarnec has apologised to his victims, often acknowledging that his acts had been "revolting".
In this melodramatic tale, the Peasant Revolt, as well as the Second, Third and Fourth revolts, are all brutally suppressed by the forces of oligarchy: “We will grind you revolutionists down under our heel.”
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