countercoup

English

noun

Definitions

A coup which seeks to overthrow the government installed by a previous coup

Etymology

Prefix from English coup (upset, overturn, upsetVerb, tilt).

Origin

English

coup

Gloss

upset, overturn, upsetVerb, tilt

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Cognates and derived terms

anticoup English
autocoup English
coup English
coupist English
coupmaking English
coupstick English
postcoup English
precoup English
self-coup English
coup French