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counteraffirmation

counteraffirmation noun: an affirmation in opposition to another affirmation.

Noun

counteraffirmation (plural counteraffirmations)

  1. An affirmation in opposition to another affirmation.
    • So understood, it is not entirely clear how this response meets the skeptical challenge or how it is anything more than a dogmatic counteraffirmation to the skeptic's claim that veridical perception and deceptive appearances are indistinguishable.2011, Michael D. Barber, The Intentional Spectrum and Intersubjectivity, page 46

Forms of counteraffirmation

pluralcounteraffirmations

Origin of counteraffirmation

From counter- + affirmation.

Questions about counteraffirmation

What does counteraffirmation mean?
Counteraffirmation means an affirmation in opposition to another affirmation.
What part of speech is counteraffirmation?
Counteraffirmation is a noun.
What is the plural of counteraffirmation?
The plural of counteraffirmation is counteraffirmations.

Words near counteraffirmation in the dictionary

  1. counteradvise
  2. counteradvised
  3. counteradvises
  4. counteradvising
  5. counteradvocacy
  6. counteraffirmation
  7. counteraffirmations
  8. counteragencies
  9. counteragency
  10. counteragent
  11. counteragents

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