counterrevolution

counterrevolution
Synonyms and related words:
backfire, bloodless revolution, bouleversement, breakdown, breakup, cataclysm, catastrophe, clean slate, clean sweep, comeback, computer revolution, convulsion, counterattack, counterblast, counterblow, counterfire, counterinsurgency, countermeasure, counterstep, counterstroke, debacle, defense, overthrow, overturn, palace revolution, radical change, retort, revolt, revolution, revolutionary war, revulsion, spasm, striking alteration, subversion, sweeping change, tabula rasa, technological revolution, total change, transilience, upset, violent change

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  • counterrevolution — also counter revolution, 1791, from COUNTER (Cf. counter ) + REVOLUTION (Cf. revolution). First recorded in U.S. with ref. to American Revolution …   Etymology dictionary

  • counterrevolution — [kount΄ərrev΄ə lo͞o′shən] n. 1. a political movement or revolution against a government or social system set up by a previous revolution 2. a movement to combat revolutionary tendencies counterrevolutionary n., adj. pl. counterrevolutionaries… …   English World dictionary

  • counterrevolution — n. 1) to foment, stir up a counterrevolution 2) to carry out; organize a counterrevolution 3) a counterrevolution against * * * organize a counterrevolution stir up a counterrevolution a counterrevolution against to carry out to foment …   Combinatory dictionary

  • counterrevolution — noun 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 …   Wiktionary

  • Counterrevolution and Revolt — Counterrevolution and Revolt[1] is a 1972 book of Herbert Marcuse. The work has four sections: The Left Under the Counterrevolution, Nature and Revolution, Art and Revolution and Conclusion . References ^ The book is often cited as Counter… …   Wikipedia

  • counterrevolution — noun Date: 1793 1. a revolution directed toward overthrowing a government or social system established by a previous revolution 2. a movement to counteract revolutionary trends • counterrevolutionary adjective or noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • counterrevolution — /kown teuhr rev euh looh sheuhn/, n. 1. a revolution against a government recently established by a revolution. 2. a political movement that resists revolutionary tendencies. [1785 95; COUNTER + REVOLUTION, as trans. of F contre révolution] * * * …   Universalium

  • counterrevolution — coun|ter|rev|o|lu|tion [ ,kauntərevə luʃn ] noun count or uncount political or military opposition to a government that is in power as a result of a REVOLUTION …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • counterrevolution — n. revolution which opposes a previous revolution …   English contemporary dictionary

  • counterrevolution — coun·ter·revolution …   English syllables

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