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counter-
prefix
: in a direction opposite to
: as a reaction against
Full Definition of COUNTER-
1
a : contrary : opposite <counterclockwise> <countermarch> b : opposing : retaliatory <counterforce> <counteroffensive>
2
: complementary : corresponding <counterweight> <counterpart>
3
: duplicate : substitute <counterfoil>
- coun·ter·ac·cu·sa·tion
- coun·ter·ad·ap·ta·tion
- coun·ter·ad·ver·tis·ing
- coun·ter·agent
- coun·ter·ag·gres·sion
- coun·ter·ar·gue
- coun·ter·ar·gu·ment
- coun·ter·as·sault
- coun·ter·at·tack
- coun·ter·at·tack·er
- coun·ter·bid
- coun·ter·blast
- coun·ter·block·ade
- coun·ter·blow
- coun·ter·cam·paign
- coun·ter·charge
- coun·ter·com·mer·cial
- coun·ter·com·plaint
- coun·ter·con·spir·a·cy
- coun·ter·con·ven·tion
- coun·ter·coun·ter·mea·sure
- coun·ter·coup
- coun·ter·crit·i·cism
- coun·ter·cry
- coun·ter·de·mand
- coun·ter·dem·on·strate
- coun·ter·dem·on·stra·tion
- coun·ter·dem·on·stra·tor
- coun·ter·de·ploy·ment
- coun·ter·ed·u·ca·tion·al
- coun·ter·ef·fort
- coun·ter·ev·i·dence
- coun·ter·fire
- coun·ter·force
- coun·ter·gov·ern·ment
- coun·ter·hy·poth·e·sis
- coun·ter·im·age
- coun·ter·in·cen·tive
- coun·ter·in·fla·tion
- coun·ter·in·fla·tion·ary
- coun·ter·in·flu·ence
- coun·ter·in·stance
- coun·ter·in·sti·tu·tion
- coun·ter·in·ter·pre·ta·tion
- coun·ter·in·va·sion
- coun·ter·memo
- coun·ter·mo·bi·li·za·tion
- coun·ter·move
- coun·ter·move·ment
- coun·ter·myth
- coun·ter·or·der
- coun·ter·pe·ti·tion
- coun·ter·pick·et
- coun·ter·play
- coun·ter·ploy
- coun·ter·pow·er
- coun·ter·pres·sure
- coun·ter·pro·ject
- coun·ter·pro·pa·gan·da
- coun·ter·pro·test
- coun·ter·pro·test·er
- coun·ter·ques·tion
- coun·ter·raid
- coun·ter·ral·ly
- coun·ter·re·ac·tion
- coun·ter·re·form
- coun·ter·re·form·er
- coun·ter·re·sponse
- coun·ter·re·tal·i·a·tion
- coun·ter·shot
- coun·ter·snip·er
- coun·ter·spell
- coun·ter·state
- coun·ter·state·ment
- coun·ter·step
- coun·ter·strat·e·gist
- coun·ter·strat·e·gy
- coun·ter·stream
- coun·ter·strike
- coun·ter·stroke
- coun·ter·style
- coun·ter·sue
- coun·ter·sug·ges·tion
- coun·ter·suit
- coun·ter·sur·veil·lance
- coun·ter·tac·tics
- coun·ter·ten·den·cy
- coun·ter·ter·ror
- coun·ter·ter·ror·ism
- coun·ter·ter·ror·ist
- coun·ter·threat
- coun·ter·thrust
- coun·ter·tra·di·tion
- coun·ter·trend
- coun·ter·vi·o·lence
- coun·ter·world
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Origin of COUNTER-
Middle English contre-, from Anglo-French, from cuntre
COUNTERAGGRESSION Defined for Kids
counter-
prefix
Definition of COUNTER- for Kids
1
: opposite <counterclockwise>
2
: opposing
3
: like : matching <counterpart>
4
: duplicate : substitute
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