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Meaning of counterrevolutionary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Bosanski контра
Čeština kontrarevolucionář
Deutsch konterrevolutionär Konterrevolutionärin
Ελληνικά αντεπαναστάτης αντεπαναστατικός αντεπαναστάτρια
Español antirrevolucionario contrarevolucionario contrarrevolucionario
Suomi vastavallankumouksellinen
Français contre-révolutionnaire
Hrvatski контра
Հայերեն հակահեղափոխական
日本語 反革命の
ქართული კონტრრევოლუციონერი
Қазақша контрреволюционер контрреволюциялық контрреволюцияшыл
한국어 반혁명의
Polski kontrrewolucjonista kontrrewolucjonistka kontrrewolucyjny
Русский контра контрреволюционер контрреволюционе́рка контрреволюционный
Српски контра
Svenska kontrarevolutionär

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
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See also

counterrevolutionaryism counterrevolutionist counterrhythm counterriot counterriposte counterrotation

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