Meaning of "revolt" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REVOLT

From French révolter to revolt, from Old Italian rivoltare to overturn, ultimately from Latin revolvere to roll back, revolve.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF REVOLT

revolt  [rɪˈvəʊlt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REVOLT

Revolt is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb revolt in English.

WHAT DOES REVOLT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Revolution

A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time. Aristotle described two types of political revolution: ▪ Complete change from one constitution to another ▪ Modification of an existing constitution. Revolutions have occurred through human history and vary widely in terms of methods, duration, and motivating ideology. Their results include major changes in culture, economy, and socio-political institutions. Scholarly debates about what does and does not constitute a revolution center around several issues. Early studies of revolutions primarily analyzed events in European history from a psychological perspective, but more modern examinations include global events and incorporate perspectives from several social sciences, including sociology and political science. Several generations of scholarly thought on revolutions have generated many competing theories and contributed much to the current understanding of this complex phenomenon.

Definition of revolt in the English dictionary

The first definition of revolt in the dictionary is a rebellion or uprising against authority. Other definition of revolt is to rise up in rebellion against authority. Revolt is also to feel or cause to feel revulsion, disgust, or abhorrence.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REVOLT

PRESENT

Present

I revolt

you revolt

he/she/it revolts

we revolt

you revolt

they revolt

Present continuous

I am revolting

you are revolting

he/she/it is revolting

we are revolting

you are revolting

they are revolting

Present perfect

I have revolted

you have revolted

he/she/it has revolted

we have revolted

you have revolted

they have revolted

Present perfect continuous

I have been revolting

you have been revolting

he/she/it has been revolting

we have been revolting

you have been revolting

they have been revolting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I revolted

you revolted

he/she/it revolted

we revolted

you revolted

they revolted

Past continuous

I was revolting

you were revolting

he/she/it was revolting

we were revolting

you were revolting

they were revolting

Past perfect

I had revolted

you had revolted

he/she/it had revolted

we had revolted

you had revolted

they had revolted

Past perfect continuous

I had been revolting

you had been revolting

he/she/it had been revolting

we had been revolting

you had been revolting

they had been revolting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will revolt

you will revolt

he/she/it will revolt

we will revolt

you will revolt

they will revolt

Future continuous

I will be revolting

you will be revolting

he/she/it will be revolting

we will be revolting

you will be revolting

they will be revolting

Future perfect

I will have revolted

you will have revolted

he/she/it will have revolted

we will have revolted

you will have revolted

they will have revolted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been revolting

you will have been revolting

he/she/it will have been revolting

we will have been revolting

you will have been revolting

they will have been revolting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would revolt

you would revolt

he/she/it would revolt

we would revolt

you would revolt

they would revolt

Conditional continuous

I would be revolting

you would be revolting

he/she/it would be revolting

we would be revolting

you would be revolting

they would be revolting

Conditional perfect

I would have revolt

you would have revolt

he/she/it would have revolt

we would have revolt

you would have revolt

they would have revolt

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been revolting

you would have been revolting

he/she/it would have been revolting

we would have been revolting

you would have been revolting

they would have been revolting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you revolt
we let´s revolt
you revolt

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to revolt

Past participle

revolted

Present Participle

revolting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «REVOLT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «revolt» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of revolt

defect · defection · disgust · gross out · insurgence · insurgency · insurrection · mutiny · nauseate · offend · putsch · rebel · rebellion · repel · repulse · resist · revolution · riot · rising · sedition · shock · sicken · subversion · turn off · uprising

TRANSLATION OF REVOLT

Find out the translation of revolt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of revolt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «revolt» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 造反
• Translator English - Spanish: rebelión
• English: revolt
• Translator English - Hindi: विद्रोह
• Translator English - Arabic: ثورة
• Translator English - Russian: восстание
• Translator English - Portuguese: revolta
• Translator English - Bengali: বিদ্রোহ
• Translator English - French: révolte
• Translator English - Malay: Pemberontakan
• Translator English - German: Revolte
• Translator English - Japanese: 暴動
• Translator English - Korean: 반란
• Translator English - Javanese: Pemberontakan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cuộc nổi dậy
• Translator English - Tamil: கிளர்ச்சி
• Translator English - Marathi: बंड
• Translator English - Turkish: isyan
• Translator English - Italian: rivolta
• Translator English - Polish: bunt
• Translator English - Ukrainian: повстання
• Translator English - Romanian: revoltă
• Translator English - Greek: εξέγερση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: opstand
• Translator English - Swedish: revolt
• Translator English - Norwegian: opprør

10 QUOTES WITH «REVOLT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word revolt.

1

Mikhail Bakunin

The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.

2

Mikhail Bakunin

To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt.

3

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

In the modern era, Jewish sovereignty over the land of our ancestors is a relatively short phenomenon. From the time of the successful Maccabean revolt to the Roman annexation in 63 BC constitutes about 100 years of Jewish rule. Combined with Israel's independence in 1948, this is about 160 years of effective sovereignty.

4

Ralph Adams Cram

In revolt against this new and very evil thing came the republicanism of the eighteenth century, inspired and directed in large measure by members of the fast perishing aristocracy of race, character and tradition.

5

Ann Demeulemeester

Good fashion is like rock music: all anarchy and revolt.

6

William O. Douglas

The right to revolt has sources deep in our history.

7

Dan Gilroy

Media is extraordinarily important and is an extraordinarily powerful tool. There's a reason that the first things that a rebellion or revolt will take is the media. The story you transmit is the story that becomes a given, or the narrative of a country and people.

8

Herman Gorter

To judge from all Communist papers, magazines and brochures, and from all public assemblies, one might even surmise that a revolt of the poor peasants in Western Europe might break out at any moment!

9

Michael Ignatieff

If the history of the western moral imagination is the story of an enduring and unending revolt against human cruelty, there are few more consequential figures than Raphael Lemkin - and few whose achievements have been more ignored by the general public. It was he who coined the word 'genocide.' He was also its victim.

10

Howard Mumford Jones

I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight of conformity that now lies upon us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REVOLT»

Discover the use of revolt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to revolt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp

Nick Twisp, a dark and precocious fourteen-year-old, struggles with the problems of contemporary teens, including high school, divorced parents, paranoia, his virginity, homelessness, and the attentions of a young lady

C. D. Payne, 1996

The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their ...

In March 1970, 46 Newsweek women charged the magazine with discrimination in hiring and promotion. This is their story.

Lynn Povich, 2012

The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy

In this spirited work, Lasch calls out for a return to community, schools that teach history not self-esteem, and a return to morality and even the teachings of religion.

Christopher Lasch, 1996

Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt

Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt is the searing account of their travels.

Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco, 2014

Revolt: An Archaeological History of Pueblo Resistance and ...

In addition to being the first book-length history of the revolt that incorporates archaeological evidence as a primary source of data, this volume is one of a kind in its attempt to put these events into the larger context of Native ...

Matthew Liebmann, 2012

When Men Revolt and Why

This book offers the ideas of many people who have tried to dig deeper into basic causes of violence. Included in this volume are selections by Aristotle, Tocqueville./Marx and Engels, and Brinton.

James Chowning Davies, 1997

The Great Syrian Revolt and the Rise of Arab Nationalism

In this work, Michael Provence uses newly released secret colonial intelligence sources, neglected memoirs, and popular memory to tell the story of the revolt from the perspective of its participants.

Michael Provence, 2009

Revolt, she said

In this book, Julia Kristeva extends the definition of revolt beyond politics per se. Kristeva sees revolt as a state of permanent questioning and transformation, of change that characterizes psychic life and, in the best cases, art.

Julia Kristeva, Philippe Petit, Sylvère Lotringer, 2002

Intimate Revolt

This is the story of the clattering of elevated subways and the cacophony of crowded neighborhoods, the heady optimism of industrial progress and the despair of economic recession, and the vibrancy of ethnic cultures and the resilience of ...

Julia Kristeva, 2002

The Arab Revolt 1916-18: Lawrence Sets Arabia Ablaze

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David Murphy, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REVOLT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term revolt is used in the context of the following news items.

AT&T's U-verse Picks Up Sean 'Diddy Combs' Revolt Cable Net

AT&T's U-verse struck a deal with Revolt, the cable network owned by music entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs that will make the TV outlet available on the ... «Variety, Jul 15»

WPP's Martin Sorrell Survives Revolt Over Pay Package

... approved the pay package of Martin Sorrell after the advertising group's founder and chief executive faced another sizable revolt over his pay increase. «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»

WPP faces another revolt over Sir Martin Sorrell's pay

WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell faces a shareholder revolt over his £43m pay award for 2014 after two leading investor groups criticised the package, ... «Financial Times, May 15»

Morrisons prepares for shareholder revolt over £3m payoff to former …

The new top team at Morrisons is bracing itself for a fresh attack from investors at its annual meeting on Thursday. Shareholders are expected to protest at the ... «This is Money, May 15»

9 staff have resigned since inmate revolt at Nebraska prison; facility …

Nine staff members have quit a Nebraska maximum security prison since inmates revolted last week and temporarily took over part of the facility, leaving two ... «Fox News, May 15»

Nebraska officials investigating after deadly prison revolt

Neb. Gov. Pete Ricketts, left, listens to Scott Frakes, director of the Nebraska Department of Corrections, during a news conference in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 15»

Libya's Benghazi, cradle of anti-Gaddafi revolt, torn by chaos that …

The city was the birthplace of the revolt that toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, with residents who pride themselves on a willingness to rise up and ... «Reuters, Apr 15»

Aviva cuts boss's maximum payout to head off shareholder revolt

Aviva cuts boss's maximum payout to head off shareholder revolt ... The revised package is intended to head off any investor revolt at Aviva's AGM on 29 April. «The Guardian, Apr 15»

Lena Dunham threatens million-dollar lawsuit against Truth Revolt …

Lena defended the action as innocent childhood exploration based on curiosity, but the website Truth Revolt called the memory 'unsettling' and 'disturbing'. «Daily Mail, Nov 14»

Oops. Starbucks brings back Eggnog Latte

Starbucks has eggnog on its face. The coffee kingpin will bring back its seasonal Eggnog Latte nationwide this month after a customer revolt spread from letters ... «USA TODAY, Nov 14»