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revolt
[ ri-vohlt ]
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.
Synonyms: , ,
- an expression or movement of spirited protest or dissent:
a voter revolt at the polls.
revolt
/ °ùɪˈ±¹É™ÊŠ±ô³Ù /
noun
- a rebellion or uprising against authority
- in revoltin 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
- °ù±ðˈ±¹´Ç±ô³Ù±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ù±ð·±¹´Ç±ô³Ùİù noun
- ³Ü²Ôr±ð·±¹´Ç±ô³ÙĻå adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of revolt1
Example Sentences
This unique arrangement means that Musk could theoretically assign any value he wants to X and xAI, so long as none of the investors revolted.
He leveraged that literacy to inspire what local authorities believed were thousands of Black people to prepare for revolt in 1822.
In another scene, it fosters a shared revolt with the older women, who briefly allow their own sublimated pain to emerge.
Read and reread and learn from Mayer and the other witnesses to history and their lessons and warnings for us today in this age of authoritarian populism and revolt against liberal democracy.
A half-hearted fan protest before and during last weekend's 2-0 loss by Arsenal at the King Power Stadium underlined the struggle to mount a consistent revolt.
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