counterdiscourse

noun

A way of thinking that opposes an institutionalized discourse.

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Meanings

nouncounterdiscourse (plural counterdiscourses)

plural counterdiscourses

  1. human sciencesA way of thinking that opposes an institutionalized discourse.

    Counterdiscourses such as postcolonial and resistance literatures struggle with their hybrid nature. They generally find it necessary to appropriate the language and techniques of the center which they oppose.

    1999, Greg Carey, Elusive Apocalypse: Reading Authority in the Revelation to John

Origin

From counter- + discourse.

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

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

Chicago

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

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