Counterrevolutionary (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Relating to or being a counterrevolution.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The counterrevolutionary forces used tactics such as terrorism and sabotage to destabilize the new government.
- Her novel was banned by the communist authorities for its perceived counterrevolutionary themes and ideas.
- The historian argued that the counterrevolutionary movement was a response to the radicals' extremist policies.
- The government labelled the group as counterrevolutionary and began to crack down on their activities.
- In the novel, the protagonist is accused of being a counterrevolutionary and must fight to clear his name.
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Meaning 2
Marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution; "ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies".
Classification
All adjective clusters.