revolt


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
revolt/rɪˈvəʊlt/
verb
  • 1 rise in rebellion.

    ■ refuse to acknowledge someone or something as having authority.

    ■ (as adj. revolted) archaic having rebelled.

  • 2 cause to feel disgust.
noun an attempt to end the authority of a person or group by rebelling.

■ a refusal to obey or conform.

– derivatives
revolting adjective,
revoltingly adverb.
– origin C16: from Fr. révolte (n.), révolter (v.), from Ital. rivoltare, based on L. revolvere (see revolve).
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