noun
a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution
• Syn: ↑counterrevolutionist, ↑counter-revolutionist
• Derivationally related forms: ↑counterrevolution (for: ↑counterrevolutionist)
• Hypernyms: ↑revolutionist, ↑revolutionary, ↑subversive, ↑subverter
adjective
1. relating to or being a counterrevolution
• Pertains to noun: ↑counterrevolution
• Derivationally related forms: ↑counterrevolution
2. marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution
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ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies
• Ant: ↑revolutionary
Useful english dictionary. 2012.