counterrevolutionist
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counterrevolutionist — coun·ter·revolutionist … English syllables
counterrevolutionist — noun a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution • Syn: ↑counter revolutionist, ↑counterrevolutionary • Derivationally related forms: ↑counterrevolution • Hypernyms: ↑revolutionist, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
counter-revolutionist — noun a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution • Syn: ↑counterrevolutionist, ↑counterrevolutionary • Derivationally related forms: ↑counterrevolution (for: ↑counterrevolutionist) … Useful english dictionary
counterrevolutionary — I noun a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution • Syn: ↑counterrevolutionist, ↑counter revolutionist • Derivationally related forms: ↑counterrevolution (for: ↑counterrevolutio … Useful english dictionary
counterrevolutionary — /kown teuhr rev euh looh sheuh ner ee/, adj., n., pl. counterrevolutionaries. adj. 1. characteristic of or resulting from a counterrevolution. 2. opposing a revolution or revolutionary government. n. 3. Also, counterrevolutionist /kown teuhr rev… … Universalium
counterrevolution — [kount΄ərrev΄ə lo͞o′shən] n. 1. a political movement or revolution against a government or social system set up by a previous revolution 2. a movement to combat revolutionary tendencies counterrevolutionary n., adj. pl. counterrevolutionaries… … English World dictionary
counterrevolution — noun a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution • Derivationally related forms: ↑counterrevolutionary, ↑counterrevolutionist • Hypernyms: ↑revolution … Useful english dictionary
revolutionist — noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution • Syn: ↑revolutionary, ↑subversive, ↑subverter • Derivationally related forms: ↑subvert (for: ↑subverter), ↑subversive … Useful english dictionary
subverter — noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution • Syn: ↑revolutionist, ↑revolutionary, ↑subversive • Derivationally related forms: ↑subvert, ↑subversive (for: ↑subversive), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
