counterrevolutionary
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counterrevolutionary
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From counter- + revolutionary. Originally applied to thinkers who opposed themselves to the 1789 French Revolution.
noun counter-revolutionary
- Marked by opposition or antipathy to a current or earlier revolution.
adjective more counterrevolutionary · most counterrevolutionary · counter-revolutionary
- In opposition to a revolution. In early 1990, he was sentenced to two years by the Loudi Prefecture Intermediate Court on a charge of "counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement." He was then sent to Longxi Prison for reform through labor, and has since been released.
noun counterrevolutionaries · counter-revolutionary
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A person who opposes a revolution and attempts to reverse the changes made by it.
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.
Similar: counterrevolutionist
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adj in opposition to a revolution
| Español | antirrevolucionario, contrarrevolucionario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반혁명의 banhyeongmyeong'ui |
| 日本語 | 反革命の hankakumei no |
| 中文 | 反革命 fǎngémìng |
| Français | contre-révolutionnaire |
| Deutsch | konterrevolutionär |
| Ελληνικά | αντεπαναστατικός antepanastatikós |
| Русский | контрреволюцио́нный kontrrevoljuciónnyj |
noun person who opposes a revolution
| Español | contrarevolucionario |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 反革命 fǎngémìng, 反革命分子 fǎngémìng fènzi |
| Français | contre-révolutionnaire |
| Deutsch | Konterrevolutionär, Konterrevolutionärin |
| Ελληνικά | αντεπαναστάτης antepanastátis, αντεπαναστάτρια antepanastátria |
| Русский | контрреволюционе́р kontrrevoljucionér, контрреволюционе́рка kontrrevoljucionérka, ко́нтра kóntra |
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