rebellion vs revolt

rebellion

noun
  • Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling. 

  • An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government. 

  • Armed resistance to an established government or ruler. 

revolt

noun
  • An act of revolt. 

verb
  • To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence. 

  • To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight. 

  • To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at. 

  • To rebel, particularly against authority. 

  • To repel greatly. 

How often have the words rebellion and revolt occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )