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Treason vs Revolt - What's the difference?

treason | revolt |

As nouns the difference between treason and revolt

is that treason is the crime of betraying one’s own country while revolt is an act of revolt.

As a verb revolt is

to rebel, particularly against authority.

treason

Noun

(en noun)
  • The crime of betraying one’s own country.
  • *
  • * 1952 , James Avery Joyce: Justice At Work : (this edition Pan 1957) Page 105.
  • Formerly, the punishment for high treason was of a most barbarous character…. Women were burnt. A male traitor was dragged or drawn to the place of execution and hanged; but while still alive, he was cut down and disembowelled. His head was then severed from his body which was quartered. The head and quarters, which were at the Kings disposal, were usually exposed in some conspicuous place—the Temple Bar being a favourite spot—after being boiled in salt to prevent putrification and in cumin seed to prevent birds feasting on them.
  • Providing aid and comfort to the enemy.
  • Synonyms

    * betrayal

    See also

    * sedition

    Anagrams

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    revolt

    English

    Verb

  • To rebel, particularly against authority.
  • The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Our discontented counties do revolt .
  • To repel greatly.
  • Your brother revolts me!
  • * Burke
  • This abominable medley is made rather to revolt young and ingenuous minds.
  • * J. Morley
  • To derive delight from what inflicts pain on any sentient creature revolted his conscience and offended his reason.
  • To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
  • (Spenser)
  • To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at .
  • The stomach revolts''' at such food; his nature '''revolts at cruelty.
  • To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
  • * Milton
  • Still revolt when truth would set them free.
  • * J. Morley
  • His clear intelligence revolted from the dominant sophisms of that time.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an act of revolt
  • Noun