counterrevolution

Noun

Meaning

a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

insurrection subversion rebellion backlash conservatism obscurantism counterinsurgency toryism countermeasure counterstroke counterstep

Antonyms

insurrection outbreak insurgency rioting insurgence

Hypernyms

revolution

Examples

Bolshevik propaganda portrait from 1918 depicting Trotsky as a modern-day Saint George of communism slaying the dragon in a top hat with the word " counterrevolution " written on its body. Source: Internet

It was one of the several other commissions in the country that fought against counterrevolution, speculation, banditry, and other activities perceived as crimes. Source: Internet

By March 1918, when the organization came to Moscow, it contained the following sections: against counterrevolution, speculation, non-residents, and information gathering. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

counterretreat counterreversal counterrevisionist counterrevolutionary counterrevolutionaryism counterrevolutionist