counterrevolutionary

[ koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i /

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adjective

characteristic of or resulting from a counterrevolution.

opposing a revolution or revolutionary government.

noun, plural coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion·ar·ies.

Also coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion·ist

[koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-nist]. /ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃə nɪst/. a person who advocates or engages in a counterrevolution.

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Origin of counterrevolutionary

First recorded in 1790–1800; counterrevolution + -ary

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How to use counterrevolutionary in a sentence

When Chérif got out of prison, he worked at the fish counter of a supermarket.
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This led to the formation of a Christian militant group to counter the rebels, and all-out sectarian violence exploded.
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A dozen Revolutionary Guards were caught deep inside Pakistan, tracking Rigi.
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An attack last year that killed 16 Iranian soldiers was publicized as a “response to crimes of the Revolutionary Guards in Syria.”
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It is a revolutionary story, which threatens to upend the world as we know it.
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On to Gaba Tepe just in time to see the opening, the climax and the end of the dreaded Turkish counter attack.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Pierre Van Cortlandt, a distinguished revolutionary patriot, died at his seat at Croton river, aged 94.
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Our beloved Queen had drawn the teeth of the Turkish counter-attack on our extreme left.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Thereupon, I gave the word for a general counter-attack and our line began to advance.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
During the revolutionary war he was commissary-general to the Pennsylvania division, and printer to congress.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for counterrevolutionary

counter-revolutionary

/ (ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃənərɪ, -nrɪ) /

noun plural -aries

a person opposed to revolution

a person who opposes a specific revolution or revolutionary government

adjective

characterized by opposition to a revolution or revolutions in general

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