/ rɪˈvəʊlt; NAmE -ˈvoʊlt/ noun , verb
■ noun
[ C , U ] a protest against authority, especially that of a government, often involving violence; the action of protesting against authority
SYN uprising :
the Peasants' Revolt of 1381
to lead / stage a revolt
The army quickly crushed the revolt.
the biggest back-bench revolt this government has ever seen
Attempts to negotiate peace ended in armed revolt.
( formal )
The people rose in revolt .
■ verb
1.
[ v ] revolt (against sb/sth) to take violent action against the people in power
SYN rebel , rise up :
Finally the people revolted against the military dictatorship.
The peasants threatened to revolt.
—see also revolution
2.
[ v ] revolt (against sth) to behave in a way that is the opposite of what sb expects of you, especially in protest
SYN rebel :
Teenagers often revolt against parental discipline.
3.
[ vn ] to make you feel horror or disgust
SYN disgust :
All the violence in the movie revolted me.
The way he ate his food revolted me.
—see also revulsion
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French révolte (noun), révolter (verb), from Italian rivoltare , based on Latin revolvere roll back, from re- back (also expressing intensive force) + volvere roll.