counter-revolution

British

/ ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃən /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

counter-revolutionist

noun

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An attempted counter-revolution led by Soviet hardliners failed in the face of mass protest in Moscow, and the first free elections since the February Revolution of 1917 were held in Russia.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Yet at Reed College this term there are also signs of a counter-revolution.

From Economist • Sep. 7, 2017

That period witnessed what must have felt at the time like unprecedented change and confusion: the onset of industrialisation, political revolution and counter-revolution, great leaps in science, and the first railways.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2017

Belatedly, the forces of the mainstream Muslim world are attempting to start a kind of online counter-revolution.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2016

Whether they really attempted a genuine counter-revolution remains to this day somewhat of a mystery.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. by Various

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