Counterrevolution (Noun)
Meaning
A revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The monarchists launched a counterrevolution to restore the king to power after the republican revolution.
- The new government faced a counterrevolution from conservative groups who opposed its progressive policies.
- The Bolsheviks were wary of a counterrevolution from the Tsarist supporters who had been overthrown in the previous year.
- The country teetered on the brink of chaos as a counterrevolution threatened to undo the democratic reforms.
- Historians argue that the Thermidorian Reaction was a counterrevolution that marked the end of the radical phase of the French Revolution.