countereffort

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noun

An effort made in opposition to another.

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Meanings

nouncountereffort (plural counterefforts)

plural counterefforts

  1. An effort made in opposition to another.

Origin

From counter- + effort.

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APA

countereffort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countereffort

MLA

“countereffort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countereffort. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countereffort,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countereffort.

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