revolution

/ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən/

nounrev · o · lu · tion

Think: “REV up the engine, then it goes LOO-shun smooth” → REV + o + LOO + SHUN = revolution.

Yes, it's revolution. Don’t drop the second “o”: it’s rev-o-lu-tion (…“o” before “lu”).

Definitions

  1. nouna major change in the way something is done or organized, often happening quickly
  2. nounthe overthrow of a government or social system by the people, sometimes using force
  3. nounone complete turn around a center point (a full rotation)

Examples

  • “The invention of the smartphone sparked a revolution in how people communicate.”
  • “The history class studied the American Revolution and its causes.”
  • “The Earth makes one revolution around the Sun each year.”

Synonyms

uprisingrebellionoverthrowtransformationrotation

Antonyms

stabilitycontinuity

Translations

ES revoluciónPT revoluçãoFR révolution

Common misspellings

revolushunrevoltionrevalutionrevoloutionrevelutionrevolusionrevolutionnrevolutionary

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