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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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
Speaking to other militia members who joined the revolts of Bundy and his father, The Atlantic found that Ammon was an outlier in his own community.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
"All these movements and revolts have brought us to this point. And I think it's time to put an end to it."
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Since January he’d been working at home, trying to complete the final chapters of his dissertation on agrarian revolts in India.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
