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- Dictionaryre·volt/rəˈvōlt/
verb
- 1. rise in rebellion: "the insurgents revolted and had to be suppressed" Similar
- 2. cause to feel disgust: "he was revolted by the stench that greeted him"
noun
- 1. an attempt to put an end to the authority of a person or body by rebelling: "a revolt against oppressive rule"
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The meaning of REVOLT is to renounce allegiance or subjection (as to a government) : rebel. How to use revolt in a sentence. Revolution and Revolt Synonym Discussion of Revolt.
to make someone feel unpleasantly shocked or disgusted: We were revolted by the dirt and mess in her house. It revolts me to know that the world spends so much money on arms when millions are dying of hunger. Synonyms.
Revolt definition: to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny. See examples of REVOLT used in a sentence.
to make someone feel unpleasantly shocked or disgusted: We were revolted by the dirt and mess in her house. It revolts me to know that the world spends so much money on arms when millions are dying of hunger. Synonyms.
Revolt means to rise up against an authority in an act of rebellion. You might see an opposition group revolt against a government, or you might revolt against your oppressive 10:00 curfew.
A revolt is an illegal and often violent attempt by a group of people to change their country's political system. It was undeniably a revolt by ordinary people against their leaders. The newly-occupied Italian colony of Libya rose in revolt in 1914. Synonyms: uprising, rising, revolution, riot More Synonyms of revolt.
n. 1. An uprising, especially against state authority; a rebellion. 2. An act of protest or rejection. 3. The state of a person or persons in rebellion: students in revolt over administrative policies.
[intransitive] revolt (against something) to behave in a way that is the opposite of what somebody expects of you, especially in protest synonym rebel. Teenagers often revolt against parental discipline.
Revolt definition: to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny. See examples of REVOLT used in a sentence.
a protest against authority, especially that of a government, often involving violence; the action of protesting against authority synonym uprising. The Peasants Revolt of 1381 was the first popular uprising in England. to lead a revolt. The army quickly crushed the revolt.
