counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionary · more counterrevolutionary · most counterrevolutionary
контрреволюционный
konterrevolutionär
In opposition to a revolutionIn opposition to a revolution.
Meaning
1 sensesIn opposition to a revolution.
konterrevolutionär
контрреволюцио́нныйkontrrevoljuciónnyj
marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution
Examples
2 sentencesThe Central Committee branded Tom a counterrevolutionary.
The Bolsheviks were counterrevolutionaries who thwarted the socialist revolution.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
in opposition to a revolution:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in opposition to a revolution:
Origin
From counter- + revolutionary. Originally applied to thinkers who opposed themselves to thFrom counter- + revolutionary. Originally applied to thinkers who opposed themselves to the 1789 French Revolution.
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Forms
more counterrevolutionary, most counterrevolutionary| Comparative | more counterrevolutionary Lesson |
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| Superlative | most counterrevolutionary Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedcounterrevolution
Derivedcounterrevolutionaryism
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.