revolt
/rɪˈvəʊlt/noun
उच्चारण रिवोल्ट
विद्रोह
Core word
noun
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[C, U]
a protest against authority, especially that of a government, often involving violence
विद्रोह
- the Revolt of 1857
- The farmers rose in revolt against the unfair tax on their crops.
- The revolt of the soldiers began in Meerut.
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- A revolt broke out in the northern provinces.
- The king crushed the revolt within a week.
Synonyms rebellion uprising mutiny insurrection
verb
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[I, T]
to take violent action against the people in power; to make you feel horror or disgust
विद्रोह करना; घृणा उत्पन्न करना
- revolted by the cruelty
- The peasants decided to revolt against the landlord's harsh rules.
- The workers revolted against their cruel employer.
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- Many soldiers revolted when they were ordered to fire on the crowd.
- The smell of rotting food revolted everyone in the room.
◇Word family
revolting adj.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: revolting means extremely unpleasant ('a revolting smell'); GK: the Revolt of 1857 is called India's First War of Independence (by Savarkar).
प्रयोग में revolting का अर्थ अत्यंत घिनौना है ('a revolting smell'); GK में 1857 के विद्रोह को भारत का प्रथम स्वतंत्रता संग्राम कहा जाता है (सावरकर द्वारा)।