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View synonyms for counterrevolution
counterrevolution
[ koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuhn ]
noun
- a revolution against a government recently established by a revolution.
- a political movement that resists revolutionary tendencies.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of counterrevolution1
1785–95; counter- + revolution, as translation of French contre-révolution
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Example Sentences
As the breadth of the counterrevolution became clear, my unease turned to despair.
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But if Shafiq wins—whether fairly or unfairly—it will complete the circle of counterrevolution.
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Undoubtedly a French statesman could not but wish for a counterrevolution in England.
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The votes of the Parliament had already forced on Lewis the conviction that there was no chance of a counterrevolution.
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England and Austria insisted that there should be neither vengeance nor counterrevolution.
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Extrapolating Russian history, it would be reasonable to expect a backlash in the form of a counterrevolution.
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