revolt

To refuse to obey a ruler or authority and act against them.

• The soldiers revolted against their officers.
• Farmers revolted when the king raised taxes.
• The population may revolt if food prices keep rising.

How to use it: revolt against someone/something (The workers revolted against the new rules.)

Similar words: rebel, rise up

Opposites: obey, submit

Common phrases: revolt against someone, revolt against authority, revolt against taxes

To make someone feel very sick, shocked, or upset because something is unpleasant or wrong.

• His cruelty revolts me.
• The smell revolted everyone in the room.
• She was revolted by the way they treated the animals.

How to use it: something revolts someone (The smell of rotten food revolts me.); be revolted by something (We were revolted by their cruelty.)

Similar words: disgust, repel, sicken

Opposites: delight, attract

Common phrases: revolt someone, revolt the public

To feel strong disgust or shock at something unpleasant or wrong.

• His stomach revolted at the smell.
• Her heart revolts at such cruelty.
• My whole nature revolted at the thought of hurting an innocent person.

How to use it: revolt at something (Her conscience revolted at the thought of betraying him.)

Similar words: recoil, be disgusted

Common phrases: revolt at something, revolt at cruelty, stomach revolts

An attempt by a group to force a government or other authority out of power.

• The army crushed the revolt.
• Several revolts broke out across the country.
• The prisoners organized a revolt against the guards.

How to use it: revolt against someone/something (The workers began a revolt against their rulers.)

Similar words: rebellion, uprising

Common phrases: armed revolt, revolt against something, lead a revolt