coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y
[koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion·ar·ies. 
tərˌrɛv adjective
1.
characteristic of or resulting from a counterrevolution.
2.
opposing a revolution or revolutionary government.
noun
3.
Also, coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion·ist [koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-nist] . a person who advocates or engages in a counterrevolution.
[koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-nist] . a person who advocates or engages in a counterrevolution.
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| counterrevolutionary | |
adjective | |
| 1. | relating to or being a counterrevolution |
| 2. | marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution; "ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies" [ant: revolutionary] |
noun | |
| 1. | a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution [syn: counterrevolutionist] |
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Counterrevolutionary
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| given to using long words. |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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