Revolt
verb
To rise up against authority or control.
The citizens planned to revolt against the harsh regime.
Often appears as...
- revolt against
- start a revolt
noun
An act of rebelling against authority.
The revolt was quickly put down by the military.
Often appears as...
- start a revolt
- lead a revolt
verb
To be disgusted or repelled by something.
Jane revolts at the thought of eating meat.
Often appears as...
- revolt at
- revolt from
verb
To rise up against authority or control.
The citizens planned to revolt against the harsh regime.
Often appears as...
- revolt against
- start a revolt
noun
An act of rebelling against authority.
The revolt was quickly put down by the military.
Often appears as...
- start a revolt
- lead a revolt
verb
To be disgusted or repelled by something.
Jane revolts at the thought of eating meat.
Often appears as...
- revolt at
- revolt from
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Used to describe protests in history books, often with significant change.
The textbook detailed the peasants' revolt in medieval times.
Pro Tip 2/3Media Headlines
Common in news articles about political or social unrest.
Headlines read 'Nationwide revolt disrupts capital city.'
Pro Tip 3/3Dramatic Tensions
Implies a severe, often violent rejection of rules or government.
Whispers grew into a revolt demanding the leader's resignation.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Used to describe protests in history books, often with significant change.
The textbook detailed the peasants' revolt in medieval times.
Pro Tip 2/3Media Headlines
Common in news articles about political or social unrest.
Headlines read 'Nationwide revolt disrupts capital city.'
Pro Tip 3/3Dramatic Tensions
Implies a severe, often violent rejection of rules or government.
Whispers grew into a revolt demanding the leader's resignation.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Used to describe protests in history books, often with significant change.
The textbook detailed the peasants' revolt in medieval times.
Pro Tip 2/3Media Headlines
Common in news articles about political or social unrest.
Headlines read 'Nationwide revolt disrupts capital city.'
Pro Tip 3/3Dramatic Tensions
Implies a severe, often violent rejection of rules or government.
Whispers grew into a revolt demanding the leader's resignation.
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The way we think about...
then you rise up in revolt. Whether your response to poverty is resignation or revolution, depends on how you understand the sources of your poverty. This is the role that ideas play in shaping us as human beings, and this is why idea technology may be the most profoundly important technology
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Welcome to the Body Farm...
even like a dead animal it's not like a mouse that's behind your wall that dies I mean it's a it's a pungent sweet smell you never forget it the researchers focus on details that would revolt most people such as blackened skin an important clue in establishing time of
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Is life meaningless? And...
that can only be described as meaningless and absurd. While the world never saw his cycle of love, his cycles of revolt and absurdity continue to resonate with readers today. His concept of absurdity has become a part of world literature,
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Why you should know how...
Imagine showing up for work with your salary just written across your chest for all to see. But why would a company even want to discourage salary discussions? Why do some people go along with it, while others revolt against it?
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Alex Wissner-Gross: A...
we've had the whole concept of cybernetic revolt in reverse. It's not that machines first become intelligent and then megalomaniacal and try to take over the world. It's quite the opposite, that the urge to take control
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Laws that choke...
otherwise every transcontinental flight would subject the operator to countless trespass suits. Common sense, a rare idea in the law, but here it was. Common sense -- Revolts at the idea. Common sense.
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The new political story...
working against the interests of humanity. But the hero will revolt against this disorder, fight those powerful forces, against the odds overthrow them and restore harmony to the land.
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by the state's defeats in World War I. The nation's power vacuum then led to revolts that replaced Russia's imperial state and created the world's first communist regime.
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The importance of...
alongside countless other Syrians revolted against the long-lasting dictatorship we were we faced killing detention torture and eventually forced
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Rare Giant Snail Feasts...
But one thing is for sure. This snail has unusual tastes. And revolting table manners.
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The way we think about...
then you rise up in revolt. Whether your response to poverty is resignation or revolution, depends on how you understand the sources of your poverty. This is the role that ideas play in shaping us as human beings, and this is why idea technology may be the most profoundly important technology
Video examples
Welcome to the Body Farm...
even like a dead animal it's not like a mouse that's behind your wall that dies I mean it's a it's a pungent sweet smell you never forget it the researchers focus on details that would revolt most people such as blackened skin an important clue in establishing time of
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Is life meaningless? And...
that can only be described as meaningless and absurd. While the world never saw his cycle of love, his cycles of revolt and absurdity continue to resonate with readers today. His concept of absurdity has become a part of world literature,
Video examples
Why you should know how...
Imagine showing up for work with your salary just written across your chest for all to see. But why would a company even want to discourage salary discussions? Why do some people go along with it, while others revolt against it?
Video examples
Alex Wissner-Gross: A...
we've had the whole concept of cybernetic revolt in reverse. It's not that machines first become intelligent and then megalomaniacal and try to take over the world. It's quite the opposite, that the urge to take control
Video examples
Laws that choke...
otherwise every transcontinental flight would subject the operator to countless trespass suits. Common sense, a rare idea in the law, but here it was. Common sense -- Revolts at the idea. Common sense.
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The new political story...
working against the interests of humanity. But the hero will revolt against this disorder, fight those powerful forces, against the odds overthrow them and restore harmony to the land.
Video examples
Revolutions 101 PIPE...
by the state's defeats in World War I. The nation's power vacuum then led to revolts that replaced Russia's imperial state and created the world's first communist regime.
Video examples
The importance of...
alongside countless other Syrians revolted against the long-lasting dictatorship we were we faced killing detention torture and eventually forced
Video examples
Rare Giant Snail Feasts...
But one thing is for sure. This snail has unusual tastes. And revolting table manners.
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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Can I just say here how much I hate the word 'pamper'? While pretending to celebrate and indulge women, it actually implies that their bodies are so revolting that even their 'me time' must be dedicated to turning them into living dolls if potential suitors are to be prevented from running screaming in horror.
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Dan Gilroy
American Writer
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.
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Roberto Benigni
Italian Actor
My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So she thought somebody had put a spell on me - this is the truth - so she made me drink some horrible terrifying potions, for year.
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Ingmar Bergman
Swedish Director
On a personal level, there are many people who have meant a great deal to me. My father and mother were certainly of vital importance, not only in themselves but because they created a world for me to revolt against.
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Mary Ritter Beard
American Historian
Those who sit at the feast will continue to enjoy themselves even though the veil that separates them from the world of toiling reality below has been lifted by mass revolts and critics.
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Marc Ribot
American Musician
Influence, people think about it as someone you like but influence is also what you're revolted by. In fact, often it's what you're running away from.
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William Hazlitt
English Critic
There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.
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Ian Mcewan
British Author
I've yet to meet somebody who said, 'Your stories are so revolting I couldn't read them.
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Albert Camus
French Philosopher
I draw from the Absurd three consequences: my revolt, my liberty, my passion.
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William O. Douglas
American Judge
The right to revolt has sources deep in our history.
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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Can I just say here how much I hate the word 'pamper'? While pretending to celebrate and indulge women, it actually implies that their bodies are so revolting that even their 'me time' must be dedicated to turning them into living dolls if potential suitors are to be prevented from running screaming in horror.
Quote examples
Dan Gilroy
American Writer
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.
Quote examples
Roberto Benigni
Italian Actor
My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So she thought somebody had put a spell on me - this is the truth - so she made me drink some horrible terrifying potions, for year.
Quote examples
Ingmar Bergman
Swedish Director
On a personal level, there are many people who have meant a great deal to me. My father and mother were certainly of vital importance, not only in themselves but because they created a world for me to revolt against.
Quote examples
Mary Ritter Beard
American Historian
Those who sit at the feast will continue to enjoy themselves even though the veil that separates them from the world of toiling reality below has been lifted by mass revolts and critics.
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Marc Ribot
American Musician
Influence, people think about it as someone you like but influence is also what you're revolted by. In fact, often it's what you're running away from.
Quote examples
William Hazlitt
English Critic
There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.
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Ian Mcewan
British Author
I've yet to meet somebody who said, 'Your stories are so revolting I couldn't read them.
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Albert Camus
French Philosopher
I draw from the Absurd three consequences: my revolt, my liberty, my passion.
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William O. Douglas
American Judge
The right to revolt has sources deep in our history.
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