revolt

Noun
  1. Organized opposition to authority;
    A conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another (synset 100964240)
    is a type of: battle, conflict, struggle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
    subtypes:
    • insurgence, insurgency - an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
    • intifada, intifadah - an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000
    • mutiny - open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
    specific instances:
    • great revolt, peasant's revolt - a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II
    • indian mutiny, sepoy mutiny - discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow)
    same as: insurrection, rebellion, rising, uprising
Verb
  1. Make revolution (synset 202589865)
    "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"
    is a type of: arise, rebel, rise, rise up - take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
  2. Fill with distaste (synset 202199359)
    "This spoilt food disgusts me"
    is a type of: excite, stimulate, stir - stir feelings in
    subtypes: nauseate, sicken, turn one's stomach - upset and make nauseated
    same as: disgust, gross out, repel
  3. Cause aversion in;
    Offend the moral sense of (synset 201812341)
    "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
    is a type of: repel, repulse - be repellent to; cause aversion in
    subtypes: appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock - strike with disgust or revulsion
    same as: churn up, disgust, nauseate, sicken

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