counterrevolution: Meaning and Definition of

coun•ter•rev•o•lu•tion

Pronunciation: (koun'tur-rev"u-l'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. a revolution against a government recently established by a revolution.
  2. a political movement that resists revolutionary tendencies.
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