Adjective: revolting ri'vówl-ting- Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
"revolting food"; - disgusting, disgustful [archaic], distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, skanky [informal], wicked, yucky [informal], gross-out [informal], loathful [archaic], yukky [informal] Verb: revolt ri'vówlt- Make revolution
"The people revolted when bread prices tripled again" - Fill with distaste
"This spoilt food revolts me"; - disgust, gross out [informal], repel - Cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
"The pornographic pictures revolted us"; - disgust, nauseate, sicken
See also: offensive Type of: arise, excite, rebel, repel, repulse, rise, rise up, stimulate, stir Encyclopedia: Revolting Revolt |