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count against

count against verb: to be a black mark on (someone); to be able to harm (someone's) reputation; to be able to cause (someone) to be rejected.

Verb

count against (third-person singular simple present counts against, present participle counting against, simple past and past participle counted against)

  1. (transitive, usually) To be a black mark on (someone); to be able to harm (someone's) reputation; to be able to cause (someone) to be rejected.
    Antonyms:
    count towards

Antonyms of count against

Forms of count against

third-person singular presentcounts against
present participlecounting against
past participlecounted against
pastcounted against

Questions about count against

What does count against mean?
Count against means to be a black mark on (someone); to be able to harm (someone's) reputation; to be able to cause (someone) to be rejected.
What part of speech is count against?
Count against is a verb.
What is the past tense of count against?
The past tense of count against is counted against.

Words near count against in the dictionary

  1. counselours
  2. counsels
  3. counsels of perfection
  4. count
  5. count 'em
  6. count against
  7. count agent
  8. count agents
  9. count angels on pinheads
  10. Count Branicki's mice
  11. Count Branicki's mouse

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