revolt

[ ri-vohlt ]

/ rɪˈvoʊlt /

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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 by from): He revolts from eating meat.

to rebel in feeling (usually followed by against): to revolt against parental authority.

to feel horror or aversion (usually followed by at): 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.

an expression or movement of spirited protest or dissent: a voter revolt at the polls.

OTHER WORDS FOR revolt

6 uprising, disorder, putsch.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM revolt

re·volt·er, nounun·re·volt·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH revolt

rebellion, revolt , revolution

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How to use revolt in a sentence

At any other news organization, management would be facing a revolt over such madness.
Speak up, Bret Baier. Speak up, Chris Wallace.|Erik Wemple|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
New York’s next leader will contend with budget crises, a small business sector in a free fall, a struggling mass transit system, a school system in open revolt, and a grieving populous.
A Leading NYC Mayoral Candidate Thinks Roof Farms Can Save America’s Cities|Amanda Kludt|January 14, 2021|Eater
In 2019, DoorDash faced a customer revolt over a tipping policy that appeared to allow DoorDash to pocket tips that were meant for drivers.
After a blockbuster IPO, DoorDash’s challenge now is to deliver profits|Danielle Abril|December 14, 2020|Fortune
No wonder LGBTQ people are in revolt, and voting as if our lives depend on it.
Cure for a sickening appointment|Hans Johnson|October 30, 2020|Washington Blade

Such large-scale employee revolts over issues unrelated to pay, benefits, or working conditions were unprecedented.
The activist employee hasn’t gone away|Geoffrey Colvin|September 21, 2020|Fortune
Corruption was one of the main reasons Ukrainians revolted against the Yanukovych government last winter.
Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military|Charles McPhedran|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1929 they revolted against collectivization, leading to a decade-long struggle.
How Chechnya Suffered Under Russian Rule|David Frum|April 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Republicans revolted against Boehner and the Bush administration.
Fiscal Cliff Vote Fails Due to Republican Theology on Taxes|Daniel Gross|December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On 25 November 2001, during an initial interrogation screening in one of the courtyards, the prisoners revolted.
The First American: Excerpt from Henry Crumpton’s ‘The Art of Intelligence’|Henry A. Crumpton|May 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When one of her real-life exes came home with a Boyzilian, Shallon was revolted.
Why 'Manscaping' Isn't Just for Porn Stars Anymore|Lizzie Crocker|December 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Woman-like, she could advise and help to the end, but the meanness of the means revolted.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
But the heart of this people is become hard of belief and provoking, they are revolted and gone away.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
But he hath revolted from him and sent ambassadors to Egypt, that it might give him horses, and much people.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
So you may have received your punishment and have revolted under it; and perhaps you may have had a right to revolt.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
She revolted against the tyranny that held her shut in, enslaved, body and soul, in that wonderful Greek world of hers.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird

British Dictionary definitions for revolt

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 forms of revolt

revolter, 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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