Definitions of counterrevolutionary [ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i]

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Definition of 'counterrevolutionary'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) counterrevolutionary
characteristic of or resulting from a counterrevolution.

2. counterrevolutionary
opposing a revolution or revolutionary government.

3. (n.) counterrevolutionary
a person who advocates or engages in a counterrevolution.

Etymology: (1790–1800)

Definition of 'counterrevolutionary'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) counterrevolutionist, counter-revolutionist, counterrevolutionary
a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution

2. (adj) counterrevolutionary
relating to or being a counterrevolution

3. (adj) counterrevolutionary
marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution
"ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies"

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