Defenition of the word revolt
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Defenition of the word revolt
- Collective violent action against an established power or arbitrary authority.
- cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
- fill with distaste
- organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
- make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"
- cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
- fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"
- make revolution
Synonyms for the word revolt
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- churn up
- disgust
- insurrection
- nauseate
- rebellion
- repel
- rising
- sicken
- turn off
- uprising
Hyponyms for the word revolt
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- appal
- appall
- Great Revolt
- Indian Mutiny
- insurgence
- insurgency
- intifada
- intifadah
- mutiny
- nauseate
- offend
- outrage
- Peasant's Revolt
- scandalise
- scandalize
- Sepoy Mutiny
- shock
- sicken
- turn one's stomach
Hypernyms for the word revolt
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- arise
- battle
- conflict
- excite
- rebel
- repel
- repulse
- rise
- rise up
- stimulate
- stir
- struggle
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