revolt
revolt (rĭ-vōltʹ) verb
revolted, revolting, revolts
verb, intransitive
1. To attempt to overthrow the authority of the state; rebel.
2. To oppose or refuse to accept something: revolting against high taxes.
3. a. To feel disgust or repugnance: to revolt at a public display of cruelty. b. To turn away in revulsion or abhorrence: They revolted from the sight.
verb, transitive
To fill with disgust or abhorrence; repel. See synonyms at disgust.
noun
1. An uprising, especially against state authority; a rebellion. See synonyms at rebellion.
2. An act of protest or rejection.
3. The state of a person or persons in rebellion: students in revolt over administrative policies.
[French revolter, from Italian rivoltare, to turn round, from Vulgar Latin *revolvitāre, frequentative of Latin revolvere, to turn over. See revolve.]
revoltʹer noun