Definitions for REVOLT
rɪˈvoʊltre·volt

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprisingverb

   organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

2. revoltverb

   make revolution

   "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"

3. disgust, gross out, revolt, repelverb

   fill with distaste

   "This spoilt food disgusts me"

4. disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn upverb

   cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

   "The pornographic pictures sickened us"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. revoltnoun

   an act of revolt

2. revoltverb

   to rebel, particularly against authority

   The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved.

3. revoltverb

   to greatly repel

   Your brother revolts me!

4. Etymology: From révolter, from rivoltare, from *, frequentative of revolvo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Revoltnoun

   Etymology: revolte, Fr. from the verb.

   1. Desertion; change of sides.

   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.

   2. A revolter; one who changes sides. Not in use.

   You ingrate revolts,
   You bloody Nero’s, ripping up the womb
   Of your dear mother England. William Shakespeare, King John.

   3. Gross departure from duty.

   Your daughter hath made a gross revolt;
   Tying her duty, beauty, wit, and fortunes
   To an extravagant and wheeling stranger. William Shakespeare.

2. To REVOLTverb

   Etymology: revolter, Fr. revoltare, Italian.

   1. To fall off from one to another. It denotes something of pravity or rebellion.

   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.

   2. To change. Not in use.

   You are already love’s firm votary,
   And cannot soon revolt and change your mind. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Revolt

   Revolt is a song by the English rock band Muse from their seventh studio album, Drones (2015). It was released as the third single from the album on 4 November 2015.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. Revoltnoun

   to turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence

2. 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

3. 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

4. Revoltverb

   to cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight

5. Revoltverb

   to do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings

6. 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

7. Revoltnoun

   a revolter

8. Etymology: [Cf. F. rvoller, It. rivoltare. See Revolt, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 GazetteerRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. revolt

   To renounce allegiance or subjection; to rise against the government in declared rebellion.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Rebel
   • Repel
   • Stimulate

How to pronounce REVOLT?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say REVOLT in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of REVOLT in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of REVOLT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of REVOLT in a Sentence

1. Georges Rouault:

   Anyone can revolt. It is more difficult silently to obey our own inner promptings, and to spend our lives finding sincere and fitting means of expression for our temperament and our gifts.

2. John Kenneth Galbraith:

   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.

3. Charles Krauthammer:

   The problem in this race is not necessarily that there is a revolt of Trump-ites against the Washington establishment. [There] is a significant plurality.

4. Van Voorst:

   Paul's attitude toward slavery is much more an attitude of reform rather than revolt, he doesn't want a social revolution against the Roman Empire. But what he does say tends to be very strong toward reform of the system, and it is going to eventually end it.

5. Dina Dosmukhanova:

   We all voted for Nazarbayev, because he is our true leader. We have got used to him, we trust him, There will be stability with him, there will be no revolt here - like in Ukraine, for instance.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=REVOLT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Revolt
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=REVOLT
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/REVOLT
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=REVOLT
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=REVOLT
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html