counter-intelligence

A form of counterintelligence — counterespionage

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Meanings

nouncounter-intelligence (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of counterintelligence.

Origin

From counter- + intelligence.

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APA

counter-intelligence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-intelligence

MLA

“counter-intelligence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-intelligence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counter-intelligence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-intelligence.

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