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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.
Revolt means to rise up against an authority in an act of rebellion. You might see an opposition group revolt against a government, or you might revolt against your oppressive 10:00 curfew. Revolt has a noun form as well to describe that kind of rebellious uprising.
[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.
a protest against authority, especially that of a government, often involving violence; the action of protesting against authority synonym uprising. The Peasants Revolt of 1381 was the first popular uprising in England. to lead a revolt. The army quickly crushed the revolt.
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.
