counterattraction

UK/ˌkaʊntəɹəˈtɹakʃən/

counterattraction noun: something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference.

Noun

counterattraction (plural counterattractions)

Something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference.
- 1956, January 31ˢᵗ: Alan Alexander Milne; quoted in:
- The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief — call it what you will — than any book ever written; it has emptied more churches than all the counterattractions of cinema, motor bicycle and golf course.1988: James B. Simpson, Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, № 4,393 (Houghton Mifflin)

পছন্দের ক্ষেত্রে একজন প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী

plural	counterattractions

From counter- + attraction.

What does counterattraction mean?: Counterattraction means something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference.
What is counterattraction in Bengali?: Counterattraction in Bengali is পছন্দের ক্ষেত্রে একজন প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী. See Counterattraction meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is counterattraction?: Counterattraction is a noun.
How do you pronounce counterattraction?: Counterattraction is pronounced /ˌkaʊntəɹəˈtɹakʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of counterattraction?: The plural of counterattraction is counterattractions.

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