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counterreason

counterreason noun: an opposing reason; a reason against something.

Noun

counterreason (plural counterreasons)

  1. An opposing reason; a reason against something.

Verb

counterreason (third-person singular simple present counterreasons, present participle counterreasoning, simple past and past participle counterreasoned)

  1. (transitive) To reason against something.

Forms of counterreason

Noun
pluralcounterreasons
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterreasons
present participlecounterreasoning
past participlecounterreasoned
pastcounterreasoned

Origin of counterreason

From counter- + reason.

Questions about counterreason

What does counterreason mean?
Counterreason means an opposing reason; a reason against something.
What part of speech is counterreason?
Counterreason can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterreason?
The plural of counterreason is counterreasons.

Words near counterreason in the dictionary

  1. counterreader
  2. counterreaders
  3. counterreading
  4. counterreadings
  5. counterreads
  6. counterreason
  7. counterreasoned
  8. counterreasoning
  9. counterreasons
  10. counterrebuttal
  11. counterrebuttals

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