revolution
English Thesaurus
1. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | group action, |
| definition | : | action taken by a group of people (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | counterrevolution, |
| definition | : | a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | chinese revolution, |
| definition | : | the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912 (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | cuban revolution, |
| definition | : | the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959 (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | french revolution, |
| definition | : | the revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799 (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | mexican revolution, |
| definition | : | a revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern Mexico by Pancho Villa and in southern Mexico by Emiliano Zapata (1910-1911) (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | february revolution, russian revolution, |
| definition | : | the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917 (noun.act) |
2. a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | alteration, change, modification, |
| definition | : | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | cultural revolution, great proletarian cultural revolution, |
| definition | : | a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | green revolution, |
| definition | : | the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity (noun.event) |
3. a single complete turn (axial or orbital) (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | turn, turning, |
| definition | : | a movement in a new direction (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | spin, |
| definition | : | a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) (noun.event) |
4. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed (noun.act)
| derivation | : | revolutionize, |
| definition | : | overthrow by a revolution, of governments (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | revolt, |
| definition | : | make revolution (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | revolutionary, |
| definition | : | relating to or having the nature of a revolution (adj.pert) |
5. a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving (noun.event)
6. a single complete turn (axial or orbital) (noun.event)
| derivation | : | revolutionary, rotatory, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn (adj.pert) |
7. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed (noun.act)
| derivation | : | revolutionize, |
| definition | : | overthrow by a revolution, of governments (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | revolt, |
| definition | : | make revolution (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | revolutionary, |
| definition | : | relating to or having the nature of a revolution (adj.pert) |
8. a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving (noun.event)
9. a single complete turn (axial or orbital) (noun.event)
| derivation | : | revolutionary, rotatory, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn (adj.pert) |
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