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counterrevolution

coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh n]
    • /ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən/
    • /ˌkɑːwn.tərr.e.və.ˈluː.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh n]
    • /ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən/

Definitions of counterrevolution word

  • countable noun counterrevolution A counterrevolution is a revolution that is intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution. 3
  • uncountable noun counterrevolution You can refer to activities that are intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution as counterrevolution. 3
  • noun counterrevolution a political movement or revolution against a government or social system set up by a previous revolution 3
  • noun counterrevolution a movement to combat revolutionary tendencies 3
  • noun counterrevolution a revolution against a government recently established by a revolution. 1
  • noun counterrevolution a political movement that resists revolutionary tendencies. 1
See all 8 definitions of counterrevolution

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Origin of counterrevolution

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
1785-95; counter- + revolution, as translation of French contre-révolution

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Parts of speech for Counterrevolution

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Counterrevolution

counterrevolution popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

counterrevolution usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for counterrevolution

noun counterrevolution

  • backlash — A backlash against a tendency or recent development in society or politics, is a sudden, strong reaction against it.
  • right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
  • relapse — to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc.: to relapse into silence.
  • regression — the act of going back to a previous place or state; return or reversion.
  • withdrawal — Also, withdrawment. the act or condition of withdrawing.
All 13 Synonyms of counterrevolution

Antonyms for counterrevolution

noun counterrevolution

  • cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
All 2 Antonyms of counterrevolution

Top questions with counterrevolution

  • what happened during the sexual counterrevolution in the united states?

Related words

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    the secret police set up in 1917 by the Bolshevik government: reorganized in the Soviet Union in Dec 1922 as the GPU
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