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English noun: revolt | |||
| 1. | revolt (act) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||
| Synonyms | insurrection, rebellion, rising, uprising | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | battle, conflict, struggle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | insurgence, insurgency, intifada, intifadah, mutiny | ||
| Instance hyponym | Great Revolt, Indian Mutiny, Peasant's Revolt, Sepoy Mutiny | ||
English verb: revolt | |||
| 1. | revolt (social) make revolution | ||
| Samples | The people revolted when bread prices tripled again. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arise, rebel, rise, rise up | ||
| 2. | revolt (perception) fill with distaste | ||
| Samples | This spoilt food disgusts me. | ||
| Synonyms | disgust, gross out, repel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excite, stimulate, stir | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | nauseate, sicken, turn one's stomach | ||
| 3. | revolt (emotion) cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | ||
| Samples | The pornographic pictures sickened us. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to revolt Sue | ||
| Synonyms | churn up, disgust, nauseate, sicken | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | repel, repulse | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock | ||
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