revolt
/ɹɪˈvoʊlt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at.
Intransitive verb
verb
To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
Example Sentences
- "The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved."
- "Our diſcontented Counties doe reuolt"
- "Your brother revolts me!"
- "I shall be told, that this abominable medley is made rather to revolt young and ingenuous minds."
- "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."
- "The stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty."
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). Compare typologically Russian переворо́т (perevorót) (akin to верте́ть (vertétʹ).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: rivoltare, revolvō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈvoʊlt/
- British English: /ɹɪˈvəʊlt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
revolts (present, singular)
revolting (participle, present)
revolted (participle, past)
revolted (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
revolted (first person, past)
revoltest (archaic, present)
revolted (past, second person)
revoltedst (archaic, past)
revolteth (archaic, present)
revolted (past, singular)