counterenthusiasm

noun

An enthusiasm that counters or goes against another enthusiasm.

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Meanings

nouncounterenthusiasm (plural counterenthusiasms)

plural counterenthusiasms

  1. An enthusiasm that counters or goes against another enthusiasm.

    His teachers could to some extent restrain such an inclination, but they could not or certainly did not replace it by a counterenthusiasm in favour of Christianity.

    1895, Alice Gardner, Julian, Philosopher and Emperor, page 37

Origin

From counter- + enthusiasm.

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