Meaning
revolting, sickening
- Causing strong disgust, revulsion, or deep moral indignation
- Physically sickening or nauseating
In a sentence
C'era un odore rivoltante che proveniva dal cassonetto aperto.
There was a revolting smell coming from the open dumpster.
Troviamo assolutamente rivoltante il modo in cui sono stati trattati quei dipendenti.
We find the way those employees were treated absolutely revolting.
Non ritieni rivoltante che abbiano approvato un provvedimento simile senza discutere?
Don't you find it revolting that they passed such a measure without discussion?
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rivoltante | masculine · singular |
| rivoltante | feminine · singular |
| rivoltanti | masculine · plural |
| rivoltanti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Ending in -e, its plural is -i for both masculine and feminine.
- Can describe physical disgust (odors, food) or moral outrage (behavior, injustice).