counterrevolution

n.

1. A revolution whose aim is the deposition and reversal of a political or social system set up by a previous revolution.
2. A movement to oppose revolutionary tendencies and developments.

counterrevolutionary coun'ter·rev'o·lu'tion·ar'y (-shə-nĕr'ē) adj. & n.
counterrevolutionist coun'ter·rev'o·lu'tion·ist n.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - modrevolution

Nederlands (Dutch)
contrarevolutie

Français (French)
n. - contre-révolution

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gegenrevolution, Konterrevolution

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντεπανάσταση

Italiano (Italian)
controrivoluzione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - contra-revolução (f)

Русский (Russian)
контрреволюция

Español (Spanish)
n. - contrarrevolución

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kontrarevolution

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
反革命

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 反革命

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 반혁명

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反革命

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الثورة المضادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מהפכת-נגד‬

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