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COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution

Synonyms:

counter-revolutionist; counterrevolutionary; counterrevolutionist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("counterrevolutionary" is a kind of...):

revolutionary; revolutionist; subversive; subverter (a radical supporter of political or social revolution)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution

Example:

ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

revolutionary (advocating or engaged in revolution)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or being a counterrevolution

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

counterrevolution (a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution)

Derivation:

counterrevolution (a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution)

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