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counterevent

counterevent noun: an event that counteracts or opposes another event.

Noun

counterevent (plural counterevents)

  1. An event that counteracts or opposes another event.

Forms of counterevent

pluralcounterevents

Origin of counterevent

From counter- + event.

Questions about counterevent

What does counterevent mean?
Counterevent means an event that counteracts or opposes another event.
What part of speech is counterevent?
Counterevent is a noun.
What is the plural of counterevent?
The plural of counterevent is counterevents.

Words near counterevent in the dictionary

  1. counteressays
  2. counterestablishment
  3. counterestablishments
  4. counterestimate
  5. counterestimates
  6. counterevent
  7. counterevents
  8. counterevidence
  9. counterevidences
  10. counterevidential
  11. counterevidentiary

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