Definition of: revolt

(ri·vōlt′) noun
1. A throwing off of allegiance and subjection; an uprising against authority; a rebellion or mutiny; insurrection.
2. An act of protest, refusal, revulsion, or disgust. See synonyms under REVOLUTION.
—v.i.
1. To rise in rebellion against constituted authority; renounce allegiance; mutiny; rebel.
2. To turn away in disgust or abhorrence; be shocked or repelled: with against, at, or from.
—v.t.
3. To cause to feel disgust or revulsion; repel. [<F révolte <révolter <Ital. rivoltare <L revolutus, pp. of revolvere. See REVOLVE.]
—re·volt′er noun