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counterattractive

UK/ˌkaʊntəɹəˈtɹaktɪv/

counterattractive adjective: acting as a counterattraction; counterattracting.

Adjective

counterattractive (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Acting as a counterattraction; counterattracting.
    • In the struggle against the influence of such revelations, the counterattractive force of appeals to consider British interests was weakening.1876–1939: David Harris, Britain and the Bulgarian Horrors of 1876, page 126 (2007 reprint; Kessinger Publishing, LLC; →ISBN, 9781432501501)
    • He saw the relations among prices of land, corn, flour, and bread as dependent on “growth of the power of association” which makes “circulation” more rapid “as the attractive and counterattractive forces increase in their intensity.”1966, William Robert Catton, From animistic to naturalistic sociology, McGraw-Hill, page 285

Origin of counterattractive

From counter- + attractive.

Questions about counterattractive

What does counterattractive mean?
Counterattractive means acting as a counterattraction; counterattracting.
What part of speech is counterattractive?
Counterattractive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce counterattractive?
Counterattractive is pronounced /ˌkaʊntəɹəˈtɹaktɪv/ (UK).

Words near counterattractive in the dictionary

  1. counterattractants
  2. counterattracted
  3. counterattracting
  4. counterattraction
  5. counterattractions
  6. counterattractive
  7. counterattracts
  8. counterauthoritarian
  9. counterbalance
  10. counterbalanced
  11. counterbalancer

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