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counterrevolution Definition

counter·revo·lu·tion (-rev′ə lo̵̅o̅′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a political movement or revolution against a government or social system set up by a previous revolution
  2. a movement to combat revolutionary tendencies

counterrevolution Related Forms
coun′ter·rev′o·lu′·tion·ar′y noun, adjective pl. -·ar′·ies coun′ter·rev′o·lu′·tion·ist noun
counterrevolution Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • bourgeois: How, in that case, is the imperceptible, " gradual, " bourgeois counterrevolution conceivable?
  • internal: The working class and the Communist Party were confronted not only by internal counterrevolution, but the intervention of 14 foreign armies.
  • violent: Such a course reduces the chances of violent counterrevolution to the barest minimum.

Preposition: within

  • revolution: The triumph Stalin announced was of his counterrevolution within the revolution.