counter-revolutionary
noun[C]
uk/ˌkaʊn.tə.rev.əˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/us/ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.rev.əˈluː.ʃən.er.i/someone whoorganizesor isinvolvedin acounter-revolution(= apoliticalactivitythathappensas areactionto anearlierpoliticalchange):
反革命,反革命分子She wastriedandexecutedfor being a counter-revolutionary.她因反革命而被审判和处决。
He said that some counter-revolutionaries andbadelementshadsneakedinto theParty.他说,有一些反革命分子和坏分子已经潜入了党内。
See
counter-revolution
- He wasbrandeda counter-revolutionary anddismissedfrom all hisposts.
- Homes wereraidedin anefforttorootout counter-revolutionaries.
- Hundreds of thousands of counter-revolutionaries weremassacredin the Vendée inwesternFrance in the 1790s.
Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- anti-apartheid
- anti-revolutionary
- anti-state
- insurrection
- jihadi
- mujahideen
- mutineer
- mutinous
- rebelliousness
- recusant
- red flag
- revolt
- revolution
- subversiveness
- suicide bomber
- terrorist
- topple
- troublemaker
counter-revolutionary
adjective
uk/ˌkaʊn.tə.rev.əˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/us/ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.rev.əˈluː.ʃən.er.i/involvedin orrelatingto acounter-revolution(= apoliticalactivitythathappensas areactionto anearlierpoliticalchange):
反革命的counter-revolutionaryactivities/literature反革命活动/文学
- Hiscontroversialstatementsaboutraceandclasseventuallyledtochargesof counter-revolutionaryheresy.
- Thebanditsinquestionwere counter-revolutionaryrebelswhohidin the Escambraymountainsduring the 1960s.
- RedGuardsattackedhisideasas counter-revolutionary in the 1960s.