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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution;


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

counterrevolution n 1: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

41 Moby Thesaurus words for "counterrevolution": backfire, bloodless revolution, bouleversement, breakdown, breakup, cataclysm, catastrophe, clean slate, clean sweep, comeback, computer revolution, convulsion, counterattack, counterblast, counterblow, counterfire, counterinsurgency, countermeasure, counterstep, counterstroke, debacle, defense, overthrow, overturn, palace revolution, radical change, retort, revolt, revolution, revolutionary war, revulsion, spasm, striking alteration, subversion, sweeping change, tabula rasa, technological revolution, total change, transilience, upset, violent change