count against

count a·gainst

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kount uh-genst, uh-geynst]
- /kaʊnt əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kount uh-genst, uh-geynst]
- /kaʊnt əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst/

Definitions of count against words

phrasal verb count against If something counts against you, it may cause you to be rejected or punished, or cause people to have a lower opinion of you. 3
verb count against to have influence to the disadvantage of 3
intransitive verb count against be detrimental 1

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Parts of speech for Count against

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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count against popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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