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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While the film frets that the stupids are building an army to overthrow the world, it can’t even bother to come up with a counterrevolution.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Wary of counterrevolution, the patriots were prepared to maintain dominance by whatever means necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Typewriters are at the forefront of an analog counterrevolution against the nagging persistence of connectivity and information technology, in favor of privacy, thoughtfulness, and creativity.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2024
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
In September, 1831, the Radicals founded at Langenthal, the Schutzverein or protective union, which embraced all the liberal clubs throughout Switzerland and was intended to counteract the impending aristocratic counterrevolution.
From Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 by Mrs. George Horrocks
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