revolt

re|volt¹ [rıˈvəult US -ˈvoult] n [U and C]

1.) a refusal to accept someone's authority or obey rules or laws

= ↑rebellion

▪ The prime minister is now facing a revolt by members of his own party.

revolt against

▪ a revolt against authority

revolt over

▪ a revolt over the proposed spending cuts

in revolt

▪ French farmers are in revolt over cheap imports.

2.) strong and often violent action by a lot of people against their ruler or government

= ↑rebellion

→↑revolution

▪ the Polish revolt of 1863

revolt against

▪ a revolt against the central government

revolt of

▪ the successful revolt of the American colonies

put down/crush a revolt

(=use military force to stop it)

▪ Troops loyal to the President crushed the revolt.

revolt ²

revolt² v

[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: révolter, from Old Italian rivoltare 'to defeat and remove from power', from Latin revolvere; REVOLVE]

1.) [I]

if people revolt, they take strong and often violent action against the government, usually with the aim of taking power away from them

= ↑rebel

→↑revolution revolt against

▪ It was feared that the army would revolt against the government.

2.) [I]

to refuse to accept someone's authority or obey rules or laws

= ↑rebel revolt against

▪ Some members of the government may revolt against this proposed legislation.

3.) [T usually passive]

if something revolts you, it is so unpleasant that it makes you feel sick and shocked

→↑revulsion

▪ He was revolted by the smell.