revolution
noun
[ rɛvəˈluːʃ(ə)n ]
• a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.
• "the country has had a socialist revolution"
Similar:
rebellion,
revolt,
insurrection,
mutiny,
uprising,
riot,
rioting,
rising,
insurgence,
insurgency,
coup,
overthrow,
seizure of power,
regime change,
subversion,
sedition,
anarchy,
disorder,
protest,
strike,
act of resistance,
act of defiance,
coup d'état,
putsch,
jacquerie,
• an instance of revolving.
• "one revolution a second"
Similar:
single turn,
turn,
rotation,
circle,
whirl,
twirl,
spin,
wheel,
roll,
round,
cycle,
circuit,
lap,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin revolutio(n- ), from revolvere ‘roll back’ (see revolve).
