counter-genocide

noun

A genocide perpetrated in response or retaliation to another genocide.

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Meanings

nouncounter-genocide (plural counter-genocides)

plural counter-genocides · alternative countergenocide

  1. A genocide perpetrated in response or retaliation to another genocide.

Origin

From counter- + genocide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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