Inggris

revolt

gb/ɹɪvˈoʊlt/ us/ɹɪvˈoʊlt/
B1 Inggris
~ 5000
Makna
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Kata kerja B2 action
1

Rise against authority

To fight against a ruler or government to try to change or remove them.

Pola penggunaan: to revolt against [someone/something]
Kesalahan umum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'revolt' with 'revolve'; 'revolve' means to turn around, not to fight against authority.
Sinonim
rebel (Often used more broadly for resisting authority; can be less organized or violent than 'revolt'.)
Antonim
submit (Means to accept authority or control rather than resist it.)
Kolokasi
revolt against the government |military revolt |popular revolt |armed revolt
Tema
politics |conflict |history |law |core_vocabulary
Contoh
  • The citizens decided to revolt against the corrupt regime.
  • Workers threatened to revolt if their demands were not met.
  • The army revolted after months without pay.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
  • The people revolted against the king.
  • The soldiers revolted because they were hungry.
  • The workers revolted when they lost their jobs.
Kata kerja B2 action
2

Cause disgust or shock

To make someone feel very bad or sick because something is unpleasant or wrong.

Pola penggunaan: to revolt [someone]
Kesalahan umum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'revolt' in this sense with physical rebellion; here it is about emotional reaction, not political action.
Sinonim
disgust ('Disgust' is more common in everyday speech; 'revolt' can sound slightly stronger or more formal.)
Antonim
please (Means to make someone feel happy or satisfied instead of disgusted.)
Kolokasi
revolt the public |utterly revolted |morally revolted
Tema
emotions |ethics |communication |core_vocabulary
Contoh
  • The cruelty of the experiment revolted the animal rights activists.
  • His dishonesty revolted her.
  • The smell of the garbage revolted everyone in the room.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
  • The dirty room revolted me.
  • The bad smell revolted her.
  • His lies revolted my friends.
Kata benda B1 event
3

Organized resistance or uprising

A fight by people against a ruler or government.

Sinonim
uprising ('Uprising' is very close in meaning; sometimes used for smaller or shorter events than 'revolt'.)
Antonim
submission (The act of accepting authority without resistance.)
Kolokasi
stage a revolt |suppress a revolt |lead a revolt |popular revolt
Tema
politics |conflict |history |law |core_vocabulary
Contoh
  • The revolt was crushed within days by the army.
  • A student revolt spread across the campus.
  • The peasants' revolt changed the course of history.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
  • The revolt started in the city.
  • The king stopped the revolt quickly.
  • The revolt lasted for two weeks.
Tata bahasa
Bentuk kamus
revolt
IPA
GB/ɹɪvˈoʊlt/
US/ɹɪvˈoʊlt/
Suku kata & tekanan
re - volt (2 suku kata)
Stress on 2nd syllable (volt)
Bentuk kata
Noun
  • Base: revolt
  • Plural: revolt, revolts
Verb
  • Base: revolt
  • 3rd Person Singular: revolts
  • Present Participle: revolting
  • Past: revolted
Kata terkait
Forms
revolts noun revolting verb revolted verb
Related words
revolution noun B1 revolutionary adjective B2
Advanced or less common
revoltingly adverb
Ungkapan

revolt against

1
/ɹɪvˈoʊlt əɡˈɛnst/
fixed phrase

Resist authority or rules

To fight or act strongly against someone in power or against rules you do not like.

Contoh
  • The workers decided to revolt against unfair wages.
  • Many young people revolted against traditional values in the 1960s.

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