Rebolusyon

revolutionnoun

Alternative meanings

revolution
major change
political uprising
social transformation
cultural revolution
historical revolution
complete turn or rotation, depending on context

Pronunciation

reh-boh-LOO-shon

Root and affixes

Rebolusyon is a loanword used for revolution. It can refer to a broad social or political change, or to a complete rotation in a technical sense.

Variants or conjugations

rebolusyon = revolution
rebolusyonaryo = revolutionary
rebelde = rebel / insurgent
alsa = uprising / rebellion, depending on context
kagubot = chaos / unrest / conflict, not always an exact neutral equivalent
pagbag-o = change / transformation

Related words and expressions

pagbag-o = change
kalihukan = movement
politika = politics
gobyerno = government
rebelde = rebel
katilingban = society

Meaning and usage notes

Use rebolusyon for a political, social, cultural, or historical revolution. For general change without a strong political sense, pagbag-o may sound more natural. Kagubot may appear in historical contexts as chaos or conflict, but it is not always a neutral translation of revolution.