counterrevolution

[ koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuhn ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən /

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noun

a revolution against a government recently established by a revolution.

a political movement that resists revolutionary tendencies.

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Origin of counterrevolution

1785–95; counter- + revolution, as translation of French contre-révolution

Words nearby counterrevolution

counterproposition, counterpunch, counterpurchase, counterreformation, counterreply, counterrevolution, counterrevolutionary, counterrotating, counterscarp, countershading, countershaft

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How to use counterrevolution in a sentence

Elsewhere on this week’s Fever Dreams episode, writer and “Know Your Enemy” podcast co-host Sam Adler-Bell talks about his article in The New Republic on the “New Right” and upstart young conservative intellectuals talking about “counterrevolution.”
MAGA Diehards Michael Flynn and Sidney Powell Have Fallen Out|Asawin Suebsaeng, Will Sommer|December 8, 2021|The Daily Beast
As the breadth of the counterrevolution became clear, my unease turned to despair.
How the Power of Protest Died in Egypt|Jesse Rosenfeld|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But if Shafiq wins—whether fairly or unfairly—it will complete the circle of counterrevolution.
O Brotherhood, Where Art Thou?|Hussein Ibish|June 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Undoubtedly a French statesman could not but wish for a counterrevolution in England.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

The votes of the Parliament had already forced on Lewis the conviction that there was no chance of a counterrevolution.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
England and Austria insisted that there should be neither vengeance nor counterrevolution.
History of Modern Europe 1972-1878|C. A. Fyffe
Extrapolating Russian history, it would be reasonable to expect a backlash in the form of a counterrevolution.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for counterrevolution

counter-revolution

/ (ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃən) /

noun

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

Derived forms of counter-revolution

counter-revolutionist, noun

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