revolt
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revolt
- /ɹɪˈvoʊlt/ US
- /ɹɪˈvəʊlt/ UK
- /ɹɪˈvɒlt/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊlt, -ɒlt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French révolter, from Italian rivoltare, itself either from ri- with the verb voltare, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *revoltāre < *revolvitāre, for *revolūtāre, frequentative of Latin revolvō (“roll back”) (through its past participle revolūtus).
Compare typologically Russian переворо́т (perevorót) (akin to верте́ть (vertétʹ).
verb revolts · revolting · revolted · revolt
- To rebel, particularly against authority. The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved.
- To repel greatly. Your brother revolts me!
- To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at. The stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty.
- To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight. The foring clouds into fad fhowres y molt; / So to her yold the flames, and did their force reuolt.
- To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence. And ſtill revolt when truth would ſet them free.
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to perform a revolution in Tycoon, reversing the card hierarchy
Opposite: counterrevolt
noun revolts
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An act of revolting.
— It's a revolt?
— No, Sire, it's a revolution...
Similar: armed revolt, insurrection, rebellion
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rebellion, uprising, insurrection, repel, turn off, disgust, churn up, sicken, rising, nauseate, rebel, insurgent, mutiny, insurgency, insurgence, intifada
Translations
Every language
verb to rebel — see also rebel, rise up
| Español | alzarse en protesta, revolverse |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | विद्रोह करना vidroh karnā |
| Português | revoltar |
| Français | se révolter |
| Deutsch | revoltieren |
| Ελληνικά | επαναστατώ epanastató |
| Română | revolta |
| Русский | восстава́ть vosstavátʹ, восста́ть vosstátʹ |
| العربية | ثَارَ ṯāra, تَمَرَّدَ tamarrada |
verb to greatly repel
| Français | révolter |
|---|
noun act of revolting
| Español | rebelión, revuelta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반란 ballan, 반발 banbal, 폭동 pokdong |
| 日本語 | 反乱 hanran |
| 中文 | 暴亂 /暴乱 bàoluàn, 反亂 /反乱 fǎnluàn |
| हिन्दी | विद्रोह vidroh |
| Português | revolta, rebelião |
| Français | révolte |
| Deutsch | Revolte |
| Italiano | rivolta |
| Ελληνικά | στάση stási |
| Română | revoltă |
| Русский | восста́ние vosstánije, бунт bunt, мяте́ж mjatéž |
| Tiếng Việt | cuộc nổi dậy, cuộc khởi nghĩa |
| العربية | عِصْيَان ʕiṣyān, تَمَرُّد tamarrud |
| עברית | הִתְקוֹמְמוּת hitkomemut, מֶרֶד méred |
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title = {revolt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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