Transcription
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- [moov]
- /muv/
- /ˈkaʊn.tərˌ.muːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moov]
- /muv/
Definitions of countermove word
- countable noun countermove A countermove is an action that someone takes in response to an action by another person or group. 3
- noun countermove an opposing move 3
- verb countermove to make or do (something) as an opposing move 3
- noun countermove a move made in opposition or retaliation 3
- intransitive verb countermove to move in opposition or retaliation 3
- verb without object countermove to pass from one place or position to another. 1
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Origin of countermove
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English meven, moven < Anglo-French mover ≪ Latin movēre
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Parts of speech for Countermove
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
countermove popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
countermove usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for countermove
noun countermove
- retribution — requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil.
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- counterblow — a retaliatory blow
- revenge — to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother.
- reprisal — (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
verb countermove
- checkmate — to thwart or render powerless
Antonyms for countermove
noun countermove
- forgiveness — act of forgiving; state of being forgiven.
- pardon — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
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