revolt

About 9.57 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To rebel, particularly against authority.

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

2. verb To repel greatly.

   Your brother revolts me!

3. verb To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at.

   The stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty.

4. verb To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
5. verb To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
6. verb to perform a revolution in Tycoon, reversing the card hierarchy
7. noun An act of revolting.

   — It's a revolt?— No, Sire, it's a revolution...

Similar words

rebellion uprising insurrection repel turn off disgust churn up sicken rising nauseate

Often followed by

against of in and was from at by had

Word family

in revolt against revolted revolter revolters revolting revolts