Meanings
nouncountercoup (plural countercoups)
plural countercoups
- A coup which seeks to overthrow the government installed by a previous coup
But amid rumors of countercoups and maneuvering by Mr. Thaksin’s allies, the generals seem to have calculated that they needed his skills.
2007 May 27, Thomas Fuller, “Thai Security Chief Vows a Tough Stand Against Muslim Separatists”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Englishcoup
- Englishcountercoup
Translations
Dutch tegencoup, tegenstaatsgreep
- tegencoupTranslations
- tegenstaatsgreepTranslations
- contracoupTranslations
Finnish vastavallankaappaus
- vastavallankaappausTranslations
French contre-coup d’État, contre-putsch
- contre-coup d’ÉtatTranslations
- contre-putschTranslations
German Gegenputsch
- GegenputschTranslations
Greek αντιπραξικόπημα
- αντιπραξικόπημα (antipraxikópima)Translations
Polish but see zamach
- but see zamachTranslations
Portuguese contragolpe
- contragolpeTranslations
Russian контрпереворо́т
- контрпереворо́т (kontrperevorót)Translations
Spanish contragolpe
- contragolpeTranslations
Swedish motkupp
- motkuppTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
countercoup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercoup
MLA
“countercoup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercoup. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countercoup,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercoup.
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