noun
- A revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution.
- synonyms: counterrevolutionist, counter-revolutionist
adjective
- Relating to or being a counterrevolution.
- Marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution.
- usage: "ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies"
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