countergesture

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noun

A gesture made in response to another gesture.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nouncountergesture (plural countergestures)

plural countergestures

  1. A gesture made in response to another gesture.

    Over time, he helps the patient see that his own gestures are met with countergestures which have a different quality and tone to them.

    1997, Stanley I. Greenspan, Developmentally based psychotherapy

Origin

From counter- + gesture.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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