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counterrevolutionary

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coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion  (kountr-rv-lshn)
n.
1. A revolution whose aim is the deposition and reversal of a political or social system set up by a previous revolution.
2. A movement to oppose revolutionary tendencies and developments.
counter·revo·lution·ary (-sh-nr) adj. & n.
counter·revo·lution·ist n.
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Noun1.counterrevolutionary - a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution
counter-revolutionist, counterrevolutionist
revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter - a radical supporter of political or social revolution
Adj.1.counterrevolutionary - relating to or being a counterrevolution
2.counterrevolutionary - marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution; "ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies"
revolutionary - advocating or engaged in revolution; "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta"


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