revolt

Etymology

Borrowed from French révolter, from Italian rivoltare, itself either from ri- with the verb voltare, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *revoltāre < *revolvitāre, for *revolūtāre, frequentative of Latin revolvō (“roll back”) (through its past participle revolūtus).

verb

1. To rebel, particularly against authority.
   The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved.
2. To repel greatly.
   Your brother revolts me!
   1870, John Morley, Condorcet (published in the Fortnightly Review To derive delight from what inflicts pain on any sentient creature revolted his conscience and offended his reason.
3. To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
4. (intransitive) To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at.
   The stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty.
5. To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
   His clear intelligence revolted from the dominant sophisms of that time. 1886, John Morley, The Life of Turgot

noun

1. An act of revolting.