English

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Etymology

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From counter- +‎ revolutionariness.

Noun

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counterrevolutionariness (uncountable)

  1. (politics) the state or quality of being counterrevolutionary
    • 1982 07, Daily Report: Soviet Union:
      ... counterrevolutionariness or a manifestation of total lack of awareness " ( vol 37 p 404 ) . V.I. Lenin branded talk of trade union " independence , " in whatever guise it was presented as " a very great deception , a very great betrayal []