revolt

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To rebel, particularly against authority.
2. (transitive) To repel greatly.
3. (intransitive) To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at.
4. To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
5. To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.

Noun

An act of revolting.

Synonyms

rebellion

rebel

uprising

mutiny

insurrection

riot

revolution

insurgency

disgust

rising

rise

sedition

repel

insurgence

protest

nauseate

oppose

resist

rise up

betray

stir

agitation

unrest

struggle

sicken

commotion

antipathy

disorder

churn up

rise in rebellion

gross out

outbreak

rebel against

turmoil

treason

animosity

be up in arms

upheaval

insurgent

uprise

horrify

hesitate

get up

get over

bother

excite

disturb

backlash

panic

distress

Translations

révolte

rivolta

se révolter

Aufstand

ribellione

Revolte

revuelta

Aufruhr

révolter

rebelião

opstand

revolta

Rebellion

muiterij

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈvoʊlt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French révolter, from Italian rivoltare, itself either from ri- with the verb voltare, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *revoltāre < *revolvitāre, for *revolūtāre, frequentative of Latin revolvō (“roll back”) (through its past participle revolūtus).
Compare typologically Russian переворо́т (perevorót) (akin to верте́ть (vertétʹ).

Sentences

His dissertation " The Pragmatic Revolt in Politics " proved influential .