revolt

rebellion

Defiance of established power

• insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
• mutinyRevolt against authority
• coupAbrupt seizure of power

overthrow · insurgency · sedition · riot · unrest · upheaval · turmoil · anarchy · guerrilla · subversion

demonstration

Public display of opinion

• marchRhythmic group walk
• rallyGathering for a cause
• strikeForceful impact or stoppage

boycott · sit-in · walkout · picketing · blockade · occupation · activism · dissent · defiance · resistance

revulsion

Intense physical disgust

• repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
• loathingIntense, settled disgust
• abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust

nausea · aversion · distaste · detestation · repel · sicken · offend · horrify · nauseate · stomach-turning

defiance

Open resistance to authority

• oppositionActive resistance or dissent
• noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
• insubordinationDefying workplace authority

obstinacy · recalcitrance · stubbornness · refusal · rejection · pushback · backlash · standoff · confrontation · struggle

insurgent

One who revolts

• dissidentOpposer of established systems
• mutineerSailor who revolts
• renegadeDeserter of a cause

agitator · subversive · guerrilla · radical · anarchist · insurrectionist · secessionist · partisan · freedom fighter · resistance fighter

• Revolutionuprising, insurrection, overthrow, rebellion, rebels
• defiancedefiance, disobedience, insubordination, noncompliance, rebellion
• mutinymutiny, mutineer, mutinous, naval mutiny, uprising
• class struggleclass conflict, class warfare, class divide, class struggle, class consciousness
• European UpheavalsPrague Spring, uprising, insurrection, putsch, Easter Rising
• Greek Independenceuprising, Greek War of Independence, liberation struggle, heroes, battles