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countereffort

countereffort noun: an effort made in opposition to another.

Noun

countereffort (plural counterefforts)

  1. An effort made in opposition to another.

Forms of countereffort

pluralcounterefforts

Origin of countereffort

From counter- + effort.

Questions about countereffort

What does countereffort mean?
Countereffort means an effort made in opposition to another.
What part of speech is countereffort?
Countereffort is a noun.
What is the plural of countereffort?
The plural of countereffort is counterefforts.

Words near countereffort in the dictionary

  1. countereducational
  2. countereffect
  3. countereffective
  4. countereffects
  5. countereffectual
  6. countereffort
  7. counterefforts
  8. counteregulatory
  9. counterelaboration
  10. counterelaborations
  11. counterelectrode

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