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).
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) An act of revolting.
— It's a revolt?
— No, Sire, it's a revolution...
The first recorded use of “insurrection” in English, indeed, is in parliamentary papers describing the armed revolt led by Jack Cade in 1450, who marched on London to protest against the corruption of Henry VI’s government. […] Thinking more metaphorically, his American contemporary James Russell Lowell wrote: “It is not the insurrections of ignorance that are dangerous, but the revolts of intelligence.” Had he lived to the year 2021, he might have changed his mind. 2021 January 13, Steven Poole, “'Insurrection': how an old word for an old thing was Trumped”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2021:
mk востание (act of revolting) · vi cuộc khởi nghĩa (act of revolting) · ar تَمَرُّد (act of revolting) · ru мяте́ж (act of revolting) · sh pȍbuna (act of revolting) · ru восста́ние (act of revolting) · gd èirigh (act of revolting) · sv uppror (act of revolting) · hu lázadás (act of revolting) · ro revoltă (act of revolting) · bg бунт (act of revolting) · nl opstand (act of revolting) · mk револт (act of revolting) · ba баш күтәреү (act of revolting) · bg въста́ние (act of revolting) · tr başkaldırma (act of revolting) · hu felkelés (act of revolting) · ru бунт (act of revolting) · sq kryengritje (act of revolting) · ba күтәрелеш (act of revolting) · eu matxinada (act of revolting) · ba ихтилал (act of revolting) · ca revolta (act of revolting) · tg шуриш (act of revolting) · ja 反乱 (act of revolting) · kk көтеріліс (act of revolting) · da oprør (act of revolting) · id pemberontakan (act of revolting) · nl revolte (act of revolting) · egy s-b-i-W-T14-A14:Z2 (act of revolting) · fr révolte (act of revolting) · fa طغیان (act of revolting) · lv sacelšanās (act of revolting) · lt sukilimas (act of revolting) · gl revolta (act of revolting) · cmn 反亂 /反乱 (act of revolting) · nl rebellie (act of revolting) · sl upor (act of revolting) · cs vzpoura (act of revolting) · cmn 暴亂 /暴乱 (act of revolting) · pt revolta (act of revolting) · et mäss (act of revolting) · he הִתְקוֹמְמוּת (act of revolting) · sh рѐволт (act of revolting) · eo ribelo (act of revolting) · ka აღშფოთება (act of revolting) · ca rebel·lió (act of revolting) · pl rewolta (act of revolting) · zza isyan (act of revolting) · hi विद्रोह (act of revolting) · lt pasibjaurėjimas (act of revolting) · ko 폭동 (act of revolting) · da opstand (act of revolting) · es rebelión (act of revolting) · pl bunt (act of revolting) · mi whananga (act of revolting) · uk повста́ння (act of revolting) · ko 반란 (act of revolting) · vi cuộc nổi dậy (act of revolting) · th การกบฏ (act of revolting) · cy gwrthryfel (act of revolting) · cy gwrthdrafod (act of revolting) · tr isyan (act of revolting) · be бунт (act of revolting) · sh rèvolt (act of revolting) · ka აჯანყება (act of revolting) · be паўста́нне (act of revolting) · zza sere wedarden (act of revolting) · et ülestõus (act of revolting) · sv revolt (act of revolting) · grc ἀποστασία (act of revolting) · nn opprør (act of revolting) · sk vzbura (act of revolting) · hy ապստամբութիւն (act of revolting) · cy terfysg (act of revolting) · eu errebolta (act of revolting) · uz qoʻzgʻolon (act of revolting) · sh по̏буна (act of revolting) · br ravolt (act of revolting) · ar عِصْيَان (act of revolting) · uk за́колот (act of revolting) · ky көтөрүлүш (act of revolting) · ko 반발 (act of revolting) · az üsyan (act of revolting) · he מֶרֶד (act of revolting) · pt rebelião (act of revolting) · de Revolte (act of revolting) · lt maištas (act of revolting) · tg туғён (act of revolting) · fa بلوا (act of revolting) · es revuelta (act of revolting) · nb opprør (act of revolting) · uk бунт (act of revolting) · fa شورش (act of revolting) · el στάση (act of revolting) · sq revoltë (act of revolting) · fi kapina (act of revolting) · it rivolta (act of revolting) · ky козголоң (act of revolting) · tg балво (act of revolting)
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).
Meanings
(intransitive) To rebel, particularly against authority.
The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved.
Our diſcontented Counties doe reuolt c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 18, column 1:
(transitive) To repel greatly.
I shall be told, that this abominable medley is made rather to revolt young and ingenuous minds. 1796–1797, Edmund Burke, “Letters on a Regicide Peace, Continued from Vol. VIII. Letter IV. To the Earl Fitzwilliam.”, in [Walker King], editor, The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, new edition, volume IX, London: […] [R. Gilbert] for C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington, […], published 1826, →OCLC, page 118:
Your brother revolts me!
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.
(intransitive) To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at.
The stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty.
To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
The foring clouds into fad fhowres y molt; / So to her yold the flames, and did their force reuolt. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 567:
To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
His clear intelligence revolted from the dominant sophisms of that time. 1886, John Morley, The Life of Turgot:
And ſtill revolt when truth would ſet them free. 1673, John Milton, “[Sonnet] XII. On the Same [Tetrachordon].”, in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions, London: […] Tho[mas] Dring […], →OCLC, page 57:
to perform a revolution in Tycoon, reversing the card hierarchy
egy s-b-i-T14 (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · ro revolta (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · ota قالقمق (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · ru восстава́ть (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · nl in opstand komen (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · id berbalik (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · nl rebelleren (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · sh бу́нити (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · de revoltieren (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · cy gwrthryfela (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · ms berontak (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · hit 𒀀𒊏𒀀𒄑𒍣 (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · ca revoltar (to greatly repel) · ru восста́ть (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · el επαναστατώ (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · es alzarse en protesta (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · sh побу́нити (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · fi kapinoida (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · fr révolter (to greatly repel) · sv göra uppror (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · sv avfalla (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · bg отвраща́вам (to greatly repel) · ca revoltar (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · io nauzeigar (to greatly repel) · da oprøre (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · ar تَمَرَّدَ (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · ota آیاقلانمق (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · gd èirich (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · ar ثَارَ (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · hi विद्रोह करना (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · sv revoltera (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · pt revoltar (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · nap s'arrevotà (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · fi inhottaa (to greatly repel) · sh pobúniti (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · fr se révolter (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · mi whana (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · cy terfysgu (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · sh búniti (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up) · es revolverse (to rebel — see also rebel, rise up)