counterrevolution

[ koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh n ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən /

a revolution against a government recently established by a revolution.

a political movement that resists revolutionary tendencies.

Origin of counterrevolution

1785–95; counter- + revolution, as translation of French contre-révolution

Egypt elected its president from the Muslim Brotherhood, only to see a counter-revolution reinstate a member of the military.

What Do Arab Millennials Want? |William O’Connor |July 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But the air was pierced by an even more dangerous and unsettling sound—the sound of counter-revolution.

The GOP’s Real Ted Nugent Problem |James Poulos |February 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Structurally speaking, this is why we got the revolution—the counter-revolution—we got, in the form of the Tea Party.

It’s Your Moment, Obama. Don’t Blow It. |Michael Tomasky |July 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Don Pedro determined on a counter-revolution, and waited for his revenge.

Strange Stories |Grant Allen

A confirmation is arrived of the counter-revolution both at Naples and Turin.

Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) |Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
For two years revolution and counter-revolution has distraught the neighboring Republic of Mexico.

State of the Union Addresses of William H. Taft |William H. Taft
It will not be until after that event that the counter-revolution shall take place.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 398, December 1848 |Various
De Maistre traces the probable course of the counter-revolution.

Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. III (of 6) The Reaction in France |Georg Brandes

counter-revolution

/ (ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃən) /

a revolution opposed to a previous revolution and aimed at reversing its effects

counter-revolutionist, noun