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counterdiscourse

counterdiscourse noun: a way of thinking that opposes an institutionalized discourse.

Noun

counterdiscourse (plural counterdiscourses)

  1. A way of thinking that opposes an institutionalized discourse.
    • Counterdiscourses such as postcolonial and resistance literatures struggle with their hybrid nature. They generally find it necessary to appropriate the language and techniques of the center which they oppose.1999, Greg Carey, Elusive Apocalypse: Reading Authority in the Revelation to John

Forms of counterdiscourse

pluralcounterdiscourses

Origin of counterdiscourse

From counter- + discourse.

Questions about counterdiscourse

What does counterdiscourse mean?
Counterdiscourse means a way of thinking that opposes an institutionalized discourse.
What part of speech is counterdiscourse?
Counterdiscourse is a noun.
What is the plural of counterdiscourse?
The plural of counterdiscourse is counterdiscourses.

Words near counterdiscourse in the dictionary

  1. counterdifficulty
  2. counterdiffusion
  3. counterdirectional
  4. counterdiscipline
  5. counterdisciplines
  6. counterdiscourse
  7. counterdiscourses
  8. counterdiscrimination
  9. counterdiscriminations
  10. counterdiscursive
  11. counterdisposition

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