Definition
Forceful, violent political or social uprisings that completely change a government or society; or complete rotations around a fixed point.
Etymology
From Old French 'revolution', from Latin 'revolutio' (rolling back). Originally meant a circular turn, but evolved to mean dramatic social upheaval in the 1600s.
Kelly Says
The word 'revolution' means literally 'to roll back around'—yet revolutions never truly return things to where they started. The Industrial Revolution, French Revolution, and American Revolution each permanently altered human society in directions no one predicted.
Translations
ARالعربية
ثورات (thawrat)
thaw-rah-t
BNবাংলা
প্রত্যয় (pratyay)
pro-ty-ay
CACatalà
revolucions
rev-o-loo-shons
CSČeština
revoluce
rev-o-loo-tsee
DADansk
revolutioner
rev-o-loo-shoner
DEDeutsch
Revolutionen
rev-o-loo-shohn-en
ELΕλληνικά
επανάστασεις (epanastaseis)
eh-pan-ah-stah-see-es
ESEspañol
revoluciones
rev-o-loo-shones
FAفارسی
انقلابها (enqelāb-hā)
en-qel-ab-ha
FISuomi
vallankumoukset
val-lan-ku-mu-o-kset
FRFrançais
révolutions
rev-o-loo-syohn
GUGU
પ્રવૃત્તિ (pravritti)
pra-vrit-tee
HAHA
fadarawa
fa-da-ra-wa
HEעברית
מלחמות (milchamot)
mil-kha-mot
HIहिन्दी
क्रांतियाँ (krāntiyāṃ)
kran-tee-yaan
HUMagyar
forradalmak
for-ra-dal-mak
IDBahasa Indonesia
revolusi
re-vo-loo-see
ITItaliano
rivoluzioni
ree-vo-loo-tsh-o-nee
KKKK
революция (revolyutsiya)
rev-o-lyu-tsee-ya
KMKM
កម្មវិធី (kammavithī)
kam-ma-vi-thee
KO한국어
혁명 (hyeokmyeong)
hyeokmyeong
MRMR
क्रांती (krānti)
kran-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
revolusi
re-vo-loo-see
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲမှု (pyaung le myo)
pyaung le myo
NLNederlands
revoluties
rev-o-loo-tee-es
NONorsk
revolusjoner
rev-o-loo-shoy-ner
PAPA
ਬਦਲਾਅ (badlaā)
bad-la-a
PLPolski
rewolucje
rev-o-loo-ch-eh
PTPortuguês
revoluções
rev-o-loo-sow-es
RORomână
revoluții
rev-o-loo-thee
RUРусский
революции
rev-o-lyu-tsii
SVSvenska
revolutioner
rev-o-loo-shoner
SWKiswahili
mapinduzi
ma-pin-doo-zee
TAதமிழ்
புரட்சிகள் (puratchiigal)
pu-rat-chi-igal
TEతెలుగు
విప్లవాలు (viplavāl)
vi-pla-va-loo
THไทย
การปฏิวัติ (kan pathiwat)
gaan pat-tee-wat
TLTL
pagbabago
pa-ga-ba-go
TRTürkçe
devrimler
dev-rim-ler
UKУкраїнська
революції
rev-o-lyu-tsii
URاردو
ثورات (thawrat)
thaw-rah-t
VITiếng Việt
cách mạng
cah-manh
ZH中文
革命 (gémìng)
ge mi ng