contrarrevolução

Portuguese

Alternative forms

contra-revolução (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From contra- (“counter-”) +‎ revolução.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾa.ʁe.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.tɾa.he.vo.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾa.ʁe.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.tɾa.χe.vo.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾɐ.ʁɨ.vu.luˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾɐ.ʁɨ.bu.luˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.tɾɐ.ʁɨ.βu.luˈsɐ̃w̃]

Hyphenation: con‧trar‧re‧vo‧lu‧ção

Noun

contrarrevolução f (plural contrarrevoluções)

(politics) counterrevolution
1. political and social movement to combat a revolution
2. political and social movement that aims to restore the state of affairs altered by an immediately previous revolution

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