v.
- rise in rebellion.
▸refuse to acknowledge someone or something as having authority.
▸
[as adj. revolted]
archaic having rebelled.
- cause to feel disgust.
n.
an attempt to end the authority of a person or group by rebelling.
▸a refusal to obey or conform.
Derivative
- revolting adj.
- revoltingly adv.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. révolte (n.), révolter (v.), from Ital. rivoltare, based on L. revolvere (see revolve).