revolt
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.
revolts
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pluralof revolt.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof revolt (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
revoltverb (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.
Example Sentences
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The university endured the faculty and student revolts that those moves sparked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The numbers are far from the peaks reached in 2011, when tens of thousands arrived in just a few months as maritime border controls disintegrated during the Arab Spring revolts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
It was also a time when various European empires were reaching their peak yet faced republican or nationalistic revolts.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
There are, of course, legitimate disabilities that call for accommodation, but the Gen Xer in me revolts at the way everything has been pathologized and turned into a condition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
‘You say that you are afraid. If it is so, the boldest should pardon you. But is it not really your good sense that revolts?’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
