counterrevolutionary
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- adjective
- /ˌkaʊntərˌrɛvəˈluːʃənɛri/
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contrarrevolucionario
- In 1917, for example, Russian women joined both Bolshevik forces and the counterrevolutionary Black Hundreds.
- counterrevolutionary rebellion
- counterrevolutionary war
- counterrevolutionary activities
Examples
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Because Deng had defined the student movement as a counterrevolutionary rebellion, he justified the largest political purge in his rule of China.
Academic text (1992) -
Soon after the coup, he was accused in the Jacobin Club of counterrevolutionary tendencies.
Academic text (2011) -
From there, they watched for strangers and for any counterrevolutionary activity.
Academic text (2003) -
Thus, many residents hold Robert's Rules to be counterrevolutionary.
Academic text (1990) -
We think the Soviet Union was evidently playing a counterrevolutionary role in recent years.
Academic text (1993) -
Religious groups often assist the state in ferreting out and repressing counterrevolutionary elements.
Academic text (1990) -
Rethel's Auch ein Todtentanz, or Yet Another Dance of Death, is generally considered the quintessential example of counterrevolutionary iconography.
Academic text (1991) -
They feared any counterrevolutionary efforts that could disrupt their plans for reform.
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The government arrested several leaders suspected of counterrevolutionary activities following the uprising.
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After the revolution, the counterrevolutionary groups formed coalitions to oppose the new regime.
Synonyms
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Against social or political change and wanting society to go back to how it was
Opposed to social or political change and wanting to return to older ways
A political movement that wants older social and government rules instead of modern liberal ideas
Antonyms
How Opposed
Surface Forms
Morphology
counterrevolutionary = counterrevolution (transparent) = counter + revolution + ary
The word is clearly built from the productive prefix 'counter-' (against) + 'revolution' with the adjectival suffix '-ary', so the meaning 'opposed to a revolution' follows directly.
Etymology
Counterrevolutionary combines counter- ('against') and revolution ('a big turn or change', like revolve), so as an adjective it describes actions or ideas that are 'against' a revolution and try to stop or reverse major change.