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counterrevolution

counterrevolution noun: a revolution aiming to reverse the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.

Noun

counterrevolution (countable and uncountable, plural counterrevolutions)

  1. A revolution aiming to reverse the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.
    • The military leaders behind the original coup were executed in the aftermath of the counterrevolution.
    • 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
  2. in Tycoon, to undo a revolution, setting the card hierarchy back to normal.
    Antonyms:
    revolution

counterrevolution meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

counterrevolution in Indonesian

revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution
kontra revolusi

counterrevolution in Vietnamese

revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution
phản cách mạng

Antonyms of counterrevolution

Forms of counterrevolution

pluralcounterrevolutions
alternative formcounter-revolution
alternative formcounter revolution

Origin of counterrevolution

From counter- + revolution.

Words formed from counterrevolution

Questions about counterrevolution

What does counterrevolution mean?
Counterrevolution means a revolution aiming to reverse the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.
What is counterrevolution in Indonesian?
Counterrevolution in Indonesian is kontra revolusi. See Counterrevolution meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is counterrevolution?
Counterrevolution is a noun.
What is the plural of counterrevolution?
The plural of counterrevolution is counterrevolutions.

Words near counterrevolution in the dictionary

  1. counterrevisionists
  2. counterrevolt
  3. counterrevolted
  4. counterrevolting
  5. counterrevolts
  6. counterrevolution
  7. counterrevolutionaries
  8. counterrevolutionariness
  9. counterrevolutionary
  10. counterrevolutionaryism
  11. counterrevolutionist

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