ปฏิวัติ
revolution
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- 1 revolution、radical change、far-reaching reform
- 2 stage a revolution、overthrow (a government or system)、radically change、revolutionize
This word refers to a radical, far-reaching change, especially a revolution that overturns an existing political system, institution, or way of doing things.
revolution、radical change、far-reaching reform
A major event or movement that radically changes a political system, society, institution, or field. As a noun, it often appears as การปฏิวัติ.
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การปฏิวัติ kaan patìwát a revolution การปฏิวัติ details
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การปฏิวัติอุตสาหกรรม kaan patìwát ùtsǎahàkam the Industrial Revolution การปฏิวัติอุตสาหกรรม details
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ประวัติศาสตร์การปฏิวัติ pràwàtsàat kaan patìwát the history of revolutions ประวัติศาสตร์การปฏิวัติ details
stage a revolution、overthrow (a government or system)、radically change、revolutionize
As a verb, it means to carry out a revolution, overthrow a system, or radically transform a field, institution, or way of thinking.
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ผู้นำทหารปฏิวัติไม่สำเร็จ phûunam thahǎan patìwát mây sǎmrèt The military leader failed to stage a takeover. ผู้นำทหารปฏิวัติไม่สำเร็จ details
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เทคโนโลยีนี้จะปฏิวัติวงการแพทย์ thêeknoolooyii níi cà patìwát woŋkaan phɛ̂ɛt This technology will revolutionize medicine. เทคโนโลยีนี้จะปฏิวัติวงการแพทย์ details
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เขาต้องการปฏิวัติระบบการศึกษา khǎw tɔ̂ŋ kaan patìwát rábòp kaan sʉ̀ksǎa He wants to radically change the education system. เขาต้องการปฏิวัติระบบการศึกษา details
Learning notes
Explanation
ปฏิวัติ carries the idea of changing something at the root, not merely adjusting it. In politics and history it means “revolution”; in social, business, or technology contexts it can mean “radical transformation” or “revolutionize.” As a noun, the form การปฏิวัติ is very common. The word is fairly formal and often appears in news, history, politics, social commentary, and business writing.
Usage
Use it when talking about political revolutions, regime overthrow, or major transformations in fields such as technology, medicine, education, business, and society.
Caution
It is too strong for small everyday changes. For changing a plan, changing clothes, or making a minor improvement, use words like เปลี่ยน or ปรับปรุง. In political contexts, be careful not to confuse it with รัฐประหาร “coup d'état”; ปฏิวัติ may sometimes be used to frame a coup as a revolution.
Differences from similar words
1 revolution synonyms
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ปฏิรูป means reform: improving or restructuring an existing system. ปฏิวัติ is stronger and suggests a more fundamental overturning or transformation.
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รัฐประหาร means a coup d'état, especially a sudden seizure of power by the military or another group. ปฏิวัติ is broader and literally refers to revolution or radical change, though in Thai political contexts it may be used to refer to a coup.
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เปลี่ยนแปลง is the general word for change. ปฏิวัติ implies a much larger, more dramatic change and is common in political, historical, social, or technological contexts.