counterrevolution en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English revolution English counterrevolution From counter- + revolution.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A revolution aiming to reverse the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.
Egypt's spring 2014: is the counter-revolution now complete? [title]
2014 March 23, Patrick Kingsley, “Egypt's spring 2014: is the counter-revolution now complete?”, in The Observer:This corporate counter-revolution is easiest to see in Democrats’ enthusiastic support for Republicans’ legislative response to the coronavirus crisis.
2020 May 26, David Sirota, “Democrats are fueling a corporate counter-revolution against progressives”, in The Guardian:The military leaders behind the original coup were executed in the aftermath of the counterrevolution.
- (countable, uncountable) in Tycoon, to undo a revolution, setting the card hierarchy back to normal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterrevolutions | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| counter revolution | alternative | lexicographic | |
| counter-revolution | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
counterrevolutionist · counterrevolutionary
Translations (34)
hy հակահեղափոխություն (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · kk контрреволюция (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · ro contrarevoluție (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · fi vastavallankumous (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · uk контрреволю́ція (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · ro contrarevoluțiune (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · vi phản cách mạng (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · fr contre-révolution (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · nl contrarevolutie (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · it controrivolta (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · kk қарсы төңкеріс (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · sv kontrarevolution (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · de Gegenrevolution (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · eo kontraŭrevolucio (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · de Konterrevolution (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · sv motrevolution (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · ca contrarevolució (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · cmn 反革命 (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · ko 반혁명 (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · kk контртөңкеріс (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · pl kontrrewolucja (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · el αντεπανάσταση (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · ga frithréabhlóid (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · rue контрареволу́ція (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · eu kontrairaultza (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · be контррэвалю́цыя (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · es contrarrevolución (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · id kontra revolusi (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · cs kontrarevoluce (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · pt contrarrevolução (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · ru контрреволю́ция (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · bg контрареволю́ция (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · hu ellenforradalom (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution) · ja 反革命 (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)