counterrevolutionary

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A person who opposes a revolution and attempts to reverse the changes made by it.

Equivalents

Españolantirrevolucionario contrarevolucionario contrarrevolucionario

Françaiscontre-révolutionnaire

Deutschkonterrevolutionär Konterrevolutionärin

14 more languages

Bosanskiконтра

Češtinakontrarevolucionář

Ελληνικάαντεπαναστάτης αντεπαναστατικός αντεπαναστάτρια

Suomivastavallankumouksellinen

Hrvatskiконтра

Հայերենհակահեղափոխական

日本語反革命の

ქართულიკონტრრევოლუციონერი

Қазақ тіліконтрреволюционер контрреволюциялық контрреволюцияшыл

한국어반혁명의

Polskikontrrewolucjonista kontrrewolucjonistka kontrrewolucyjny

Русскийконтра контрреволюционер контрреволюционе́ркаконтрреволюционный

Српскиконтра

Svenskakontrarevolutionär

Examples

“Two “counterrevolutionaries” were sentenced to death and executed publicly before cheering thousands in Shanghai Aug. 28, according to a Shanghai radio report ⟳ received in Tokyo today.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

counterrevolutionaryism counterrevolutionist counterrhythm counterriot counterriposte counterrotation

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