Revolt

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1. Noun

To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.

2. Noun

Hence, to be faithless; to desert one party or leader for another; especially, to renounce allegiance or subjection; to rise against a government; to rebel.

3. Noun

To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; -- with at; as, the stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty.

4. Verb

To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.

5. Verb

To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings.

6. Noun

The act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; rebellion; as, the revolt of a province of the Roman empire.

7. Noun

A revolter.

8. Noun

organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
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