counterrevolutionary

See also: counter-revolutionary

English

Alternative forms

counter-revolutionary

Etymology

From counter- +‎ revolutionary.

Adjective

counterrevolutionary (comparative more counterrevolutionary, superlative most counterrevolutionary)

In opposition to a revolution

Translations

in opposition to a revolution

Catalan: contrarevolucionari
Chinese:
Mandarin: 反革命 (zh) (fǎngémìng)
Finnish: vastavallankumouksellinen (fi)

French: contre-révolutionnaire (fr)
German: konterrevolutionär (de)
Russian: контрреволюцио́нный (ru) (kontrrevoljuciónnyj)
Spanish: antirrevolucionario (es), contrarevolucionario m

Noun

counterrevolutionary (plural counterrevolutionaries)

A person who opposes a revolution and attempts to reverse the changes made by it

Synonyms

counterrevolutionist

Translations

person who opposes a revolution

Belarusian: контррэвалюцыяне́р m (kontrrevaljucyjanjér), контррэвалюцыяне́рка f (kontrrevaljucyjanjérka)
Catalan: contrarevolucionari
Chinese:
Mandarin: 反革命 (zh) (fǎngémìng), 反革命分子 (fǎngémìng fènzi)
Czech: kontrarevolucionář (cs) m
Finnish: vastavallankumouksellinen (fi)

French: contre-révolutionnaire (fr) m or f
Georgian: კონტრრევოლუციონერი (ḳonṭrrevolucioneri)
German: Konterrevolutionär m, Konterrevolutionärin f
Russian: контрреволюционе́р (ru) m (kontrrevoljucionér), контрреволюционе́рка (ru) f (kontrrevoljucionérka), ко́нтра (ru) f (kóntra) (pejorative, also collective)
Spanish: contrarevolucionario m
Ukrainian: контрреволюціоне́р m (kontrrevoljucionér), контрреволюціоне́рка f (kontrrevoljucionérka)

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