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- Dictionaryrevolt/rɪˈvəʊlt/
verb
- 1. take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel: "the Iceni 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 end 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.
A revolt is an illegal and often violent attempt by a group of people to change their country's political system.
[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.
1. a rebellion or uprising against authority. 2. in revolt in the process or state of rebelling. vb. 3. ( intr) to rise up in rebellion against authority. 4. ( usually passive) to feel or cause to feel revulsion, disgust, or abhorrence.
