counter-revolution

British  

/ ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃən /

noun

1. a revolution opposed to a previous revolution and aimed at reversing its effects

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Other Word Forms

• counter-revolutionist noun

Example Sentences

“At best, you could say Oglethorpe was naive,” said Gerald Horne, a professor of history and African-American studies at the University of Houston and author of the book “The Counter-Revolution of 1776.”

From Seattle Times

Mussolini’s great-granddaughters, Orsola and Vittoria Mussolini, also were on hand Friday to open an exhibit titled “100 Years of History between Revolution and Counter-Revolution.”

From Washington Times

The consensus was summed up in the subtitle of one book, “The Counter-Revolution That Wasn’t.”

From New York Times

But instead of tapping into the jittery energy of the original — a signature totem of an era when the U.K. was “being convulsed by a social, cultural and political counter-revolution,” as the New Statesman’s Jason Cowley has put it — the 87-year-old country-music legend and the 41-year-old Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman transform “Under Pressure” into a kind of anthem of reassurance.

From Los Angeles Times

In the early days of the civil war, before returning to Britain to recruit volunteers, Cornford had joined one of the militias that emerged when, in response to the coup, a counter-revolution broke out inside the republic.

From The Guardian