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countermeasure

Syllables: coun·ter·mea·sure/ˈkaʊ̯ntəmɛʒə/US/ˈkaʊ̯ntɚmɛʒɚ/

countermeasure noun: any action taken to counteract or correct another.

Noun

countermeasure (plural countermeasures)

  1. Any action taken to counteract or correct another.
    • We fear that this will be the beginning of a negative development of measures and countermeasures, at the end of which there will be no winner2018 May 31, Jackie Wattles, Charles Riley, “Why President Trump's obsession with German cars is misplaced”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2018
    • Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.2024 May 6, Ben Guarino, “Defend Yourself against AI Impostor Scams with a Safe Word”, in Scientific American, archived from the original on 06 May 2024
  2. (in plural) Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.

countermeasure meaning in Urdu and Kannada

countermeasure in Urdu

اقدام متقابل, پار سنگ

countermeasure in Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಮ, ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಕ್ರಮ, ಮಾರುಪಾಯ

Forms of countermeasure

pluralcountermeasures

Origin of countermeasure

From counter- + measure.

Words formed from countermeasure

Words that rhyme with countermeasure

Questions about countermeasure

What does countermeasure mean?
Countermeasure means any action taken to counteract or correct another.
What is countermeasure in Urdu?
Countermeasure in Urdu is اقدام متقابل, پار سنگ. See Countermeasure meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is countermeasure?
Countermeasure is a noun.
How do you pronounce countermeasure?
Countermeasure is pronounced /ˈkaʊ̯ntəmɛʒə/ (UK).
What is the plural of countermeasure?
The plural of countermeasure is countermeasures.

Words near countermeasure in the dictionary

  1. countermarques
  2. countermart
  3. countermarts
  4. countermeaning
  5. countermeanings
  6. countermeasure
  7. countermeasures
  8. countermeet
  9. countermeeting
  10. countermeetings
  11. countermeets

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Adapted from Wiktionary: countermeasure (page history and authors); countermeasure (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); countermeasure (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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