revolt
 re·volt (rĭ-vōltʹ)v. re·volt·ed, re·volt·ing, re·voltsv. intr.
1. To attempt to overthrow the authority of the state; rebel.
2. To oppose or refuse to accept something:
revolting against high taxes.
3.
a. To feel disgust or repugnance:
to revolt at a public display of cruelty.
b. To turn away in revulsion or abhorrence:
They revolted from the sight.v. tr.
To fill with disgust or abhorrence; repel. See Synonyms at disgust.n.
1. An uprising, especially against state authority; a rebellion.
2. An act of protest or rejection.
3. The state of a person or persons in rebellion:
students in revolt over administrative policies. [French revolter, from Italian rivoltare, to turn round, from Vulgar Latin *revolvitāre, frequentative of Latin revolvere, to turn over. See revolve.] re·voltʹer n.
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