revolt
noun
1. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
Similar word(s): insurrection, rebellion, rising, uprising
verb
1. make revolution
- The people revolted when bread prices tripled again
Definition categories: social, arise, rebel, rise
2. fill with distaste
Similar word(s): disgust, repel
Definition categories: perception, excite, stimulate, stir
3. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
Similar word(s): disgust, nauseate, sicken
Definition categories: emotion, repel, repulse
Sentences with revolt as a verb:
- The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved.
- Your brother revolts me!
- The stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty.