English Explanatory Dictionary

counterrevolutionary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Marked by opposition or antipathy to a current or earlier revolution.
adj
  1. In opposition to a revolution.
noun
  1. A person who opposes a revolution and attempts to reverse the changes made by it.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

counterrevolutionary counter-revolutionary more counterrevolutionary most counterrevolutionary counterrevolutionaries

Etymology

From counter- + revolutionary. Originally applied to thinkers who opposed themselves to the 1789 French Revolution.

Synonyms

counterrevolutionist

Related words

counterrevolution

Derived words

counterrevolutionaryism
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