noun, verb
noun [C,U] a protest against authority, especially that of a government, often involving violence; the action of protesting against authority:
the 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.
Part of speech: verb
1 [V] ~ (against sb/sth) to take violent action against the people in power:
Finally the people revolted against the military dictatorship. * The peasants threatened to revolt.
seealsoREVOLUTION
2 [V] ~ (against sth) to behave in a way that is the opposite of what sb expects of you, especially in protest:
Teenagers often revolt against parental discipline.
3 [VN] to make you feel horror or disgust:
All the violence in the movie revolted me. * The way he ate his food revolted me.
seealsoREVULSION
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is revolt a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, revolt is tagged as verb.
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