counterconcept

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noun

An opposite concept.

Similar
anticonceptcounteridea
OriginEnglish concept ← Middle French concept ← Latin conceptus →
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Meanings

nouncounterconcept (plural counterconcepts)

plural counterconcepts

  1. An opposite concept.

    Synonyms: anticoncept, counteridea

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn opposite concept.

Similar
anticonceptcounteridea
Also see
anticoncept

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Latinconceptus
  13. Middle Frenchconcept
  14. Englishconcept
  15. Englishcounterconcept

From counter- + concept.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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