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Revolt People Revolted Action Noun, Verbbre /Rɪˈvəʊlt/Name /Rɪˈvoʊlt/Noun Countable, Uncountable]A Protest Authority

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Back noun, verbBrE /rɪˈvəʊlt/NAmE /rɪˈvoʊlt/noun

[countable, uncountable]a protest against authority, especially that of a government, often involving violence; the action of protesting against authority uprisingthe Peasants' Revolt of 1381 to lead/stage a revolt The army quickly crushed the revolt. the biggest back-bench revolt this government has ever seen Attempts to negotiate peace ended in armed revolt. (formal) The people rose in revolt.

verb


1 [intransitive] to take violent action against the people in power rebel, rise upThe peasants threatened to revolt.~ against sb/sth Finally the people revolted against the military dictatorship. see also revolution
2 [intransitive] ~ (against sth) to behave in a way that is the opposite of what sb expects of you, especially in protest rebelTeenagers often revolt against parental discipline.
3 [transitive] ~ sb to make you feel horror or disgust disgustAll the violence in the movie revolted me. The way he ate his food revolted me. see also revulsion

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