revolting

to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny: to revolt against the present government.

to turn away in mental rebellion, utter disgust, or abhorrence (usually followed by from ): He revolts from eating meat.

to rebel in feeling (usually followed by against ): to revolt against parental authority.

to feel horror or aversion (usually followed by at ): to revolt at the sight of blood.

verb (used with object)

to affect with disgust or abhorrence: Such low behavior revolts me.

noun

the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.

an expression or movement of spirited protest or dissent: a voter revolt at the polls.

Origin:
1540–50; (v.) < Middle French revolter < Italian rivoltare to turn around < Vulgar Latin *revolvitāre, frequentative of Latin revolvere to roll back, unroll, revolve; (noun) < French révolte < Italian rivolta, derivative of rivoltare

Related forms

re·volt·er, noun

un·re·volt·ed, adjective

Can be confused: rebellion, revolt, revolution.

Synonyms
6. uprising, disorder, putsch.

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revolt (rɪˈvəʊlt)

—n
1.	a rebellion or uprising against authority
2.	in revolt in the process or state of rebelling

—vb
3.	(intr) to rise up in rebellion against authority
4.	(usually passive) to feel or cause to feel revulsion, disgust, or abhorrence

[C16: from French révolter to revolt, from Old Italian rivoltare to overturn, ultimately from Latin revolvere to roll back, revolve]

re'volter

—n

revolting (rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ)

—*adj*
1.	causing revulsion; nauseating, disgusting, or repulsive
2.	informal unpleasant or nasty: that dress is revolting

re'voltingly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

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.

Example sentences

But even when a stranger is perfectly groomed, it's usually a bit revolting to

be pressed against him in public.

The stench of the fermented fish is nothing short of revolting.

And, in certain respects, it is slightly revolting as a romantic foil.

Then she would launch into yet more revolting details.

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