Meanings
nouncountermeasure (plural countermeasures)
plural countermeasures
- Any action taken to counteract or correct another.
Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.
2024 May 6, Ben Guarino, “Defend Yourself against AI Impostor Scams with a Safe Word”, in Scientific American, archived from the original on 06 May 20241 more example
We fear that this will be the beginning of a negative development of measures and countermeasures, at the end of which there will be no winner
2018 May 31, Jackie Wattles, Charles Riley, “Why President Trump's obsession with German cars is misplaced”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2018 - in pluralgovernmentAny of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Proto-Italic*mētis
- Latinmētior
- Latinmēnsūra
- Old Frenchmesure
- Middle Englishmesure
- Englishmeasure
- Englishcountermeasure
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 對策 /对策, 對抗 /对抗
- 對策 /对策 (duìcè)action
- 對抗 /对抗 (duìkàng)military device or technique
Dutch tegenmaatregel
- tegenmaatregelaction
Finnish vastatoimi, vastatoimi
- vastatoimiaction
- vastatoimimilitary device or technique
French contre-mesure
- contre-mesureaction
German Gegenmaßnahme
- Gegenmaßnahmeaction
Greek αντίμετρο
- αντίμετρο (antímetro)action
Italian contromisura
- contromisuraaction
Japanese 対策
- 対策 (taisaku)action
Korean 대책
- 대책 (daechaek)action
Polish przeciwśrodek, przeciwśrodek
- przeciwśrodekaction
- przeciwśrodekmilitary device or technique
Portuguese contramedida
- contramedidaaction
Romanian contramăsură
- contramăsurăaction
Russian контрме́ра, контрме́ра
- контрме́ра (kontrméra)action
- контрме́ра (kontrméra)military device or technique
Spanish contramedida, contramedida
- contramedidaaction
- contramedidamilitary device or technique
Swedish motåtgärd
- motåtgärdaction
Ukrainian контрмі́ра, контрмі́ра
- контрмі́ра (kontrmíra)action
- контрмі́ра (kontrmíra)military device or technique
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with countermeasure
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APA
countermeasure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermeasure
MLA
“countermeasure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermeasure. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countermeasure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermeasure.
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