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counterintelligence

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koun-ter-in-tel-i-juh ns]
    • /藢ka蕣n t蓹r 瑟n藞t蓻l 瑟 d蕭蓹ns/
    • /藢ka蕣n.t蓹r.瑟n藞tel.瑟.d蕭蓹ns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-ter-in-tel-i-juh ns]
    • /藢ka蕣n t蓹r 瑟n藞t蓻l 瑟 d蕭蓹ns/

Definitions of counterintelligence word

  • uncountable noun counterintelligence Counterintelligence consists of actions that a country takes in order to find out whether another country is spying on it and to prevent it from doing so. 3
  • noun counterintelligence activities designed to frustrate enemy espionage 3
  • noun counterintelligence intelligence collected about enemy espionage 3
  • noun counterintelligence actions to counter enemy intelligence, espionage, sabotage, etc. 3
  • noun counterintelligence the persons or agency engaged in such actions 3
  • noun counterintelligence the activity of an intelligence service employed in thwarting the efforts of an enemy's intelligence agents to gather information or commit sabotage. 1
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Origin of counterintelligence

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; counter- + intelligence

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Parts of speech for Counterintelligence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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counterintelligence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it鈥檚 meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • abwehr

    the German high-command service for espionage, counterintelligence, and sabotage during World War II.
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