revolt
/rɪˈvoʊlt/
verb
- To rebel or rise up against authority or control.
- The workers revolted when their wages were cut without notice.
- Many teenagers revolt against their parents' rules at some point.
- The citizens revolted against the dictator's oppressive regime.
- To cause someone to feel disgust or strong aversion.
- The cruelty of the scene revolted everyone who witnessed it.
- His rude behavior revolted his classmates.
- The idea of eating insects revolts many people.
Antonyms
noun
- An act of rebellion or resistance against authority or government.
- The peasants' revolt was quickly suppressed by the king's army.
- A revolt broke out in the capital after the election results were announced.
- The students organized a revolt against the new dress code policy.
- A strong feeling of disgust or opposition.
- She felt a revolt of her conscience when she saw the unfair treatment.
- The public's revolt against the new tax was immediate and vocal.
- His stomach turned in revolt at the smell of rotten food.