Meaning of Counterrevolution | Babel Free
Definitions
- A revolution aiming to reverse the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.
- in Tycoon, to undo a revolution, setting the card hierarchy back to normal.
Equivalents
العربية
الثورة المضادة
Čeština
kontrarevoluce
Deutsch
Konterrevolution
Suomi
vastavallankumous
日本語
反革命
한국어
반혁명
Polski
kontrrewolucja
Svenska
kontrarevolution
Tiếng Việt
phản cách mạng
Examples
“The military leaders behind the original coup were executed in the aftermath of the counterrevolution.”
“Egypt's spring 2014: is the counter-revolution now complete? [title]”
“This corporate counter-revolution is easiest to see in Democrats’ enthusiastic support for Republicans’ legislative response to the coronavirus crisis.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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