Revolt

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To attempt to overthrow the authority of the state; rebel.
  • verb-intransitive. To oppose or refuse to accept something: revolting against high taxes.
  • verb-intransitive. To feel disgust or repugnance: to revolt at a public display of cruelty.
  • verb-intransitive. To turn away in revulsion or abhorrence: They revolted from the sight.
  • v. To fill with disgust or abhorrence; repel. See Synonyms at disgust.
  • n. An uprising, especially against state authority; a rebellion.
  • n. An act of protest or rejection.
  • n. The state of a person or persons in rebellion: students in revolt over administrative policies.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To rebel, particularly against authority.
  • v. To greatly repel.
  • n. an act of revolt
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; -- with at
  • v. To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
  • v. To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock.
  • n. The act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; rebellion.
  • n. A revolter.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An uprising against government or authority; rebellion; insurrection; hence, any act of insubordination or disobedience.
  • n. The act of turning away or going over to the opposite side; a change of sides; desertion.
  • n. Inconstancy; faithlessness; fickleness, especially in love.
  • n. A revolter.
  • n. Synonyms Sedition, Rebellion, etc. See insurrection.
  • To turn away; turn aside from a former cause or undertaking; fall off; change sides; go over to the opposite party; desert.
  • To break away from established authority; renounce allegiance and subjection; rise against a government in open rebellion; rebel; mutiny.
  • To prove faithless or inconstant, especially in love.
  • To turn away in horror or disgust; be repelled or shocked.
  • To roll back; turn back.
  • To turn away from allegiance; cause to rebel.
  • To repel; shock; cause to turn away in abhorrence or disgust.
  • Synonyms To disgust, sicken, nauseate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
  • n. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
  • v. make revolution
  • v. fill with distaste
  • Verb Form
    revolted    revolting    revolts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    arise    rise up    rise    rebel   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rebel    shock    insurrection    sedition    rebellion    mutiny    revolter    insurgence    movement    insurrect   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bolt    Colt    Holt    bolt    colt    holt    jolt    molt    nolt    volt   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rebellion    disgust    revolution    hostility    discontent    mutiny    jealousy    opposition    distress    conflict