What does Revolt mean?
Definitions for Revolt
rɪˈvoʊltre·volt
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Revolt.
Princeton's WordNet
rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprisingverb
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
revoltverb
make revolution
"The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"
disgust, gross out, revolt, repelverb
fill with distaste
"This spoilt food disgusts me"
disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn upverb
cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
"The pornographic pictures sickened us"
Wiktionary
revoltnoun
an act of revolt
revoltverb
to rebel, particularly against authority
The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved.
revoltverb
to greatly repel
Your brother revolts me!
Etymology: From révolter, from rivoltare, from *, frequentative of revolvo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Revoltnoun
Etymology: revolte, Fr. from the verb.
He was greatly strengthened, and the enemy as much enfeebled by daily revolts. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.
If all our levies are made in Scotland or Ireland, may not those two parts of the monarchy be too powerful for the rest, in case of a revolt. Joseph Addison, State of the War.
You ingrate revolts,
You bloody Nero’s, ripping up the womb
Of your dear mother England. William Shakespeare, King John.Your daughter hath made a gross revolt;
Tying her duty, beauty, wit, and fortunes
To an extravagant and wheeling stranger. William Shakespeare.To REVOLTverb
Etymology: revolter, Fr. revoltare, Italian.
All will revolt from me, and turn to him. William Shakespeare.
Our discontented counties do revolt,
Our people quarrel with obedience. William Shakespeare, K. John.Jason and his company revolted from the kingdom. 2 Mac.
This people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone. Jer. v. 53.
You are already love’s firm votary,
And cannot soon revolt and change your mind. William Shakespeare.
Wikipedia
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revolt
Revolt refers to a strong dissent, resistance or rebellion against an authority, government or established rules, often resulting in violent upheaval or change. It typically involves a significant number of people who rise up to demonstrate their rejection of the established authority or system.
Webster Dictionary
Revoltnoun
to turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence
Revoltnoun
hence, to be faithless; to desert one party or leader for another; especially, to renounce allegiance or subjection; to rise against a government; to rebel
Revoltnoun
to be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; -- with at; as, the stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty
Revoltverb
to cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight
Revoltverb
to do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings
Revoltnoun
the act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; rebellion; as, the revolt of a province of the Roman empire
Revoltnoun
a revolter
Etymology: [Cf. F. rvoller, It. rivoltare. See Revolt, n.]
Wikidata
Revolt
Revolt is the second album from U.K rock band 3 Colours Red. It was recorded at Rockfield Studios with producer Dave Eringa and saw the band going for a more polished and commercial sound, it reached number 17 in the U.K album charts when it was released on Creation Records in 1999 but the band split at their peak after releasing only 2 singles from it, both entered the U.K top 40. An additional EP, Paralyse, was released prior to the album but was not eligible for the chart as the EP contained more than the maximum number of songs allowed.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Revolt
rē-vōlt′, v.i. to renounce allegiance: to be grossly offended: to mutiny: to be shocked.—v.t. to cause to rise in revolt: to shock.—n. a rebellion: insurrection, desertion: a change of sides: fickleness.—n. Revol′ter.—adj. Revol′ting, causing a turning away from: shocking: repulsive.—adv. Revol′tingly. [O. Fr. revolte—It. rivolta—L. revolvĕre, to roll back, re-, back, volvĕre, volutum, to turn.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
revolt
To renounce allegiance or subjection; to rise against the government in declared rebellion.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
REVOLT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Revolt is ranked #135593 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Revolt surname appeared 124 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Revolt.
87.9% or 109 total occurrences were White.
5.6% or 7 total occurrences were Black.
4% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Revolt in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Revolt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Revolt in a Sentence
As long as they don't strive for independence of Hong Kong with a large number of people, and push mainlanders to revolt against the Chinese Communist Party, I believe the red line is still quite far away.
I'm representing a tremendous many, many millions of people. i think that would be an absolute disaster. I think the people would quite rightly revolt. The way to beat Donald Trump is at the ballot box.
When people put their ballots in the boxes, they are, by that act, inoculated against the feeling that the government is not theirs. They then accept, in some measure, that its errors are their errors, its aberrations their aberrations, that any revolt will be against them. It's a remarkably shrewd and rather conservative arrangement when one thinks of it.
Rupert Murdoch: if [Boris] backtracks on serious things there'll be another bloody revolt #TimesCeoSummit.
The actual liberation should start from within, following coordination with locals and forces around the city to start the revolt, we are waiting for government support and re-arming so we can move forward toward Mosul.
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- تمرد, عصيانArabic
- паўстаннеBelarusian
- revoltarCatalan, Valencian
- vzpouraCzech
- Revolte, revoltierenGerman
- επαναστατώGreek
- rebelión, alzarse en protesta, revueltaSpanish
- kapina, kapinoida, inhottaaFinnish
- révolterFrench
- èirigh, èirichScottish Gaelic
- विद्रोहHindi
- 反乱Japanese
- whananga, whanaMāori
- opstand, rebelleren, in opstand komen, rebellie, revolteDutch
- revoltarPortuguese
- revoltaRomanian
- восстание, мятеж, восстать, восставать, бунтRussian
- pȍbuna, pobúniti, búniti, rèvoltSerbo-Croatian
- revoltSwedish
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