revolt
[ ri-vohlt ]
/ rɪˈvoʊlt /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to affect with disgust or abhorrence: Such low behavior revolts me.
noun
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
an expression or movement of spirited protest or dissent: a voter revolt at the polls.
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RELATED WORDS
defection, insurrection, insurgency, rebellion, revolution, mutiny, defy, overthrow, offend, repulse, repel, rising, displeasure, sedition, break, riot, renounce, defect, boycott, resist
Nearby words
revivor, revocable, revocation, revoice, revoke, revolt, revolting, revolute, revolution, revolution counter, revolutionary
Origin of revolt
1540–50; (v.) < Middle French revolter < Italian rivoltare to turn around < Vulgar Latin *revolvitāre, frequentative of Latin revolvere to roll back, unroll, revolve; (noun) < French révolte < Italian rivolta, derivative of rivoltare
Related formsre·volt·er, nounun·re·volt·ed, adjective
Can be confusedrebellion revolt revolution
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revolt
/ (rɪˈvəʊlt) /
noun
a rebellion or uprising against authority
in revolt 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
Derived Formsrevolter, noun
Word Origin for revolt
C16: from French révolter to revolt, from Old Italian rivoltare to overturn, ultimately from Latin revolvere to roll back, revolve
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