counterrevolution
Americannoun
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a revolution against a government recently established by a revolution.
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a political movement that resists revolutionary tendencies.
Etymology
Origin of counterrevolution
1785–95; counter- + revolution, as translation of French contre-révolution
Example Sentences
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Wary of counterrevolution, the patriots were prepared to maintain dominance by whatever means necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
When Leo arrived at Cornell University as an undergraduate in the fall of 1983, a counterrevolution in the legal world was gaining momentum.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023
The rest of the movie is about the Barbies deploying their political organizing skills and the Kens’ underdeveloped sense of self-awareness to successfully stage a counterrevolution and get their Dreamhouses back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
The historic 1919 Seattle general strike was partially ignited by longshore workers refusing to load a cargo of rifles intended to arm the czarist counterrevolution.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
In the counterrevolution known as the nineteenth century we even repudiated the name of speculation and it became a term of disrepute, like metaphysical.
From Greener Than You Think by Ward Moore
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