countercountermeasure

noun

A method of stopping the effects of a suspected countermeasure.

OriginEnglish countermeasure ← Middle English counter- ← Anglo-Norman countre- →
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Meanings

nouncountercountermeasure (plural countercountermeasures)

plural countercountermeasures · alternative counter-countermeasure

  1. A method of stopping the effects of a suspected countermeasure.

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. Englishcountermeasure
  13. Englishcountercountermeasure

From counter- + countermeasure.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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