revolt (Meaning)
revolt (n)
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
revolt (v)
make revolution
fill with distaste
cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
revolt (n.)
To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
Hence, to be faithless; to desert one party or leader for another; especially, to renounce allegiance or subjection; to rise against a government; to rebel.
To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; -- with at; as, the stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty.
The act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; rebellion; as, the revolt of a province of the Roman empire.
A revolter.
revolt (v. t.)
To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings.
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revolt Sentence Examples
- The prisoners revolted against the inhumane conditions in the overcrowded cells.
- The citizens revolted against the oppressive regime, demanding basic rights and freedoms.
- The employees revolted against management's unfair labor practices and wage cuts.
- The students revolted against the outdated curriculum and strict disciplinary rules.
- The farmers revolted against the government's low prices for their crops.
- The oppressed minority revolted against the centuries-old caste system.
- The animal subjects revolted against the unethical research experiments.
- The army revolted against the corrupt and incompetent leaders.
- The enslaved people revolted against their captors, seeking their liberation.
- The conscience of humanity revolted against the horrors of war and genocide.
FAQs About the word revolt
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another, make revolution, fill with distaste, cause aversion in;
mutiny, uprising, rebellion,insurrection, outbreak, insurgence, insurgency,revolution, coup d'etat, treason
counterinsurgency, counterinsurgency, counterrevolution,counterrevolution,
The prisoners revolted against the inhumane conditions in the overcrowded cells.
The citizens revolted against the oppressive regime, demanding basic rights and freedoms.
The employees revolted against management's unfair labor practices and wage cuts.
The students revolted against the outdated curriculum and strict disciplinary rules.
