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counterprotest

counterprotest noun: a protest held in opposition to another protest.

Noun

counterprotest (plural counterprotests)

  1. A protest held in opposition to another protest.

Verb

counterprotest (third-person singular simple present counterprotests, present participle counterprotesting, simple past and past participle counterprotested)

  1. (ambitransitive) To protest in opposition to another protest.
    • In April, for example, she attacked a group of health care workers in Colorado who had counterprotested against people calling for an end to stay-at-home orders, suggesting they were “actors playing parts.”2020 August 26, Elaina Plott, “G.O.P. Women in Arizona Could Decide an Unexpected 2020 Battle”, in The New York Times

Synonyms of counterprotest

Forms of counterprotest

Noun
pluralcounterprotests
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterprotests
present participlecounterprotesting
past participlecounterprotested
pastcounterprotested

Origin of counterprotest

From counter- + protest.

Questions about counterprotest

What does counterprotest mean?
Counterprotest means a protest held in opposition to another protest.
What part of speech is counterprotest?
Counterprotest can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterprotest?
The plural of counterprotest is counterprotests.

Words near counterprotest in the dictionary

  1. counterproposed
  2. counterproposes
  3. counterproposing
  4. counterproposition
  5. counterpropositions
  6. counterprotest
  7. counterprotested
  8. counterprotester
  9. counterprotesters
  10. counterprotesting
  11. counterprotestor

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