anticountermeasure

noun

A countercountermeasure.

OriginEnglish countermeasure ← Middle English mesure ← Old French mesure →
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Meanings

nounanticountermeasure (plural anticountermeasures)

plural anticountermeasures

  1. A countercountermeasure.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Proto-Italic*komteros
  12. Proto-Italic*komterād
  13. Latincontrā
  14. Old Frenchcontre-
  15. Anglo-Normancountre-
  16. Middle Englishcounter-
  17. Englishcounter-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  20. Proto-Italic*mētis
  21. Latinmētior
  22. Latinmēnsūra
  23. Old Frenchmesure
  24. Middle Englishmesure
  25. Englishmeasure
  26. Englishcountermeasure
  27. Englishanticountermeasure

From anti- + countermeasure.

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APA

anticountermeasure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticountermeasure

MLA

“anticountermeasure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticountermeasure. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticountermeasure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticountermeasure.

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