countereffect

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noun

An effect that is the opposite of another (especially another that has the same cause)

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Meanings

nouncountereffect (plural countereffects)

plural countereffects

  1. An effect that is the opposite of another (especially another that has the same cause)

Origin

From counter- + effect.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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