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revolted Definition


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revolt
verb revolted, revolting
    intr
    1. To rebel or rise up against a government, authority, etc.
      Example: revolted against the military junta
      Thesaurus: rebel, mutiny, riot, rise up, be up in arms; Antonym: submit.
    2a. To provoke a feeling of disgust, loathing or revulsion;
      Example: just the thought of it revolts me
      Thesaurus: disgust, nauseate, offend, outrage, sicken, shock, repel, repulse, scandalize; Antonym: please, attract.
    intr
    2b. To feel disgust, loathing or revulsion.
      Example: I revolt at the very thought of it
noun
    1. A rebellion or uprising against a government, authority, etc.
      Thesaurus: rebellion, revolution, uprising, insurrection, mutiny, insurgency, secession, sedition.
Derivative: revolted
adj
    Disgusted; horrified.
Derivative: revolting
    Causing a feeling of disgust, loathing, etc; nauseating.
      Thesaurus: disgusting, appalling, repugnant, repulsive, sickening, distasteful, foul, nasty, horrible, obscene, offensive, abominable, noxious; Antonym: pleasant.
    Rising in revolt; rebellious.
Derivative: revoltingly
adverb
    Etymology: 16c: from French révolter.



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