serious revolt

Frequency: 5.54.5 per million words

a revolt with significant consequences or intensity

revoltADJECTIVE + REVOLT

Categories:

serious

Examples (10)

  • The government feared a serious revolt among the populace.
  • A serious revolt against the new tax policy is brewing.
  • Historically, many regimes have been toppled by a serious revolt.
  • The leader tried to suppress the serious revolt with force.
  • News of a serious revolt spread quickly through the provinces.
  • The economic crisis could spark a serious revolt.
  • What began as a small protest escalated into a serious revolt.
  • There were reports of a serious revolt in the northern territories.
  • The minister resigned to avoid a potentially serious revolt within his party.
  • The government's harsh measures only fueled the serious revolt.