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countersurveillance

countersurveillance noun: the art or practice of evading surveillance.

Noun

countersurveillance (uncountable)

  1. The art or practice of evading surveillance.
    • countersurveillance measures
    • Conduct countersurveillance: survey your surroundings to be sure no one is surveilling you.

Antonyms of countersurveillance

Forms of countersurveillance

alternative formcounter-surveillance

Origin of countersurveillance

From counter- + surveillance.

Questions about countersurveillance

What does countersurveillance mean?
Countersurveillance means the art or practice of evading surveillance.
What part of speech is countersurveillance?
Countersurveillance is a noun.

Words near countersurveillance in the dictionary

  1. countersurfs
  2. countersurge
  3. countersurges
  4. countersurprise
  5. countersurprises
  6. countersurveillance
  7. countersway
  8. countersways
  9. counterswear
  10. counterswearing
  11. counterswears

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