counterrevolutionary
/kˌaʊntɚɹɛvəlˈuʃənˌɛɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
8
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
In opposition to a revolution.
Example Sentences
- "In early 1990, he was sentenced to two years by the Loudi Prefecture Intermediate Court on a charge of "counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement." He was then sent to Longxi Prison for reform through labor, and has since been released."
- "It seems likely that states in the Middle East and North Africa could divide into three camps. […] In the second, Egypt and Tunisia will struggle to realize their revolutionary promise and ideals while resisting the counterrevolutionary forces of the old regimes."
- "To go back in time, as it were, the counterrevolutionary bloc—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, and their allies in Yemen, Libya, and elsewhere—believes the future must be more authoritarian than ever."
- "Two “counterrevolutionaries” were sentenced to death and executed publicly before cheering thousands in Shanghai Aug. 28, according to a Shanghai radio report received in Tokyo today."
Etymology
From counter- + revolutionary. Originally applied to thinkers who opposed themselves to the 1789 French Revolution.
Usage
Inflected Forms
counter-revolutionary (alternative)
more counterrevolutionary (comparative)
most counterrevolutionary (superlative)
counterrevolutionaries (plural)