Definition of Counterrevolutionary in English :

Define Counterrevolutionary in English

Counterrevolutionary meaning in English

Meaning of Counterrevolutionary in English

Pronunciation of Counterrevolutionary in English

Counterrevolutionary pronunciation in English

Pronounce Counterrevolutionary in English

Counterrevolutionary

see synonyms of counterrevolutionary

Noun

1. counter-revolutionist, counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionist

a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution

Adjective

2. counterrevolutionary

relating to or being a counterrevolution

3. counterrevolutionary

marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution

Example Sentences:
'ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Counterrevolutionary

see synonyms of counterrevolutionary
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.

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