Revolt Verb Disgust Turn Noun Allegiance Latin  Syn 

re·volt

I

\\ri-ˈvōlt also -ˈvȯlt\\ verbintransitive verb
1. to renounce allegiance or subjection (as to a government) :

rebel

2.
  a. to experience disgust or shock
  b. to turn away with disgust
transitive verb
: to cause to turn away or shrink with disgust or abhorrence
• re·volt·er noun

II

noun1. a renouncing of allegiance (as to a government or party); especially : a determined armed uprising
2. a movement or expression of vigorous dissent
Synonyms: see

revolt
  1540s, from M.Fr. revolter, from It. rivoltare "to overthrow, overturn," from V.L. *revolvitare "to overturn, overthrow," frequentative of L. revolvere (pp. revolutus) "turn, roll back" (see revolve). The noun is from 1550s. Revolting is 1590s, originally subjective; objective sense of "repulsive" is first recorded 1806.

revolt
re·volt / ri5vEult; NAmE -5voult / noun [C, U]
   a protest against authority, especially that of a government, often involving violence; the action of protesting against authority
   (尤指针对政府的)反抗,违抗；起义；叛乱
   SYN 

uprising

:
   the Peasants' Revolt of 1381
   1381 年的农民起义
   to lead / stage a revolt
   领导/发动起义
   The army quickly crushed the revolt.
   军队很快镇压了叛乱。
   the biggest back-bench revolt this government has ever seen
   本届政府所遭遇到的规模最大的一次普通下院议员的反抗
   Attempts to negotiate peace ended in armed revolt.
   和谈的努力最后以武装叛乱告终。
  (formal) The people rose in revolt.
   人民奋起反抗。 verb1. [V] ~ (against sb / sth) to take violent action against the people in power
   反抗,反叛(当权者)
   SYN 

rebel

,

rise up

:
   Finally the people revolted against the military dictatorship.
   人民最终起来反抗军事独裁。
   The peasants threatened to revolt.
   农民威胁说要造反。
⇨ see also

revolution

2. [V] ~ (against sth) to behave in a way that is the opposite of what sb expects of you, especially in protest
   叛逆；违抗
   SYN 

rebel

:
   Teenagers often revolt against parental discipline.
   青少年常常不遵从父母的条条框框。
3. [VN] to make you feel horror or disgust
   使惊骇；令人厌恶
   SYN 

disgust

:
   All the violence in the movie revolted me.
   电影里的各种暴力场面令我非常震惊。
   The way he ate his food revolted me.
   他吃饭的样子让我感到恶心。
⇨ see also

revulsion

revolt noun

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revolt verb

re·volt
I. \rə̇ˈvōlt, rēˈ- sometimes -vȯlt\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French revolter, from Old Italian rivoltare to turn over, overthrow, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin revolvitare, freq. of Latin revolvere to roll back, revolve — more at
intransitive verb
1. : to renounce allegiance or subjection : desert (as a party, leader, or formerly a religion) for another : go over to another : turn away from a party, leader, or duty
2.
 a. : to be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended : feel disgust or nausea : turn or rise in disgust or repugnance — used with at or against
  < the stomach revolts at such food >
  < his nature revolts against such treatment >
 b. : to turn away or shrink with disgust or loathing — usually used with from
  < revolting from such a scene of carnage >
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to cause to turn back
2. : to cause to turn away or shrink with disgust or abhorrence : affect with disgust or loathing :
 < such acts revolt the conscience >
 < is revolted by the indecency of hanging — R.G.G.Price >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French revolte, from revolter to revolt
1. : a casting off of allegiance : an uprising against legitimate authority : a renunciation of allegiance and subjection (as to a government) :
 < the revolt of a province >
also : the act of revolting
2. : a movement or expression of vigorous dissent or refusal to accept
 < iconoclasm is a revolt against image worship >
3. : a change of party or opinion
 < transitory parties rising in revolt against rigid old guard conservatism >
Synonyms: see
III. noun

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