contrarrevolução

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• contra-revolução (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁe.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌkõ.tɾɐ.he.vo.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁe.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌkõ.tɾɐ.he.vo.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁe.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌkõ.tɾɐ.χe.vo.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾa.ʁe.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌkõ.tɾa.he.vo.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁɨ.vu.luˈsɐ̃w̃/

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

• Hyphenation: con‧trar‧re‧vo‧lu‧ção

Noun

contrarrevolução f (plural contrarrevoluções)

1. (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