countermessage

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noun

A message that refutes the content of another message.

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Meanings

nouncountermessage (plural countermessages)

plural countermessages

  1. A message that refutes the content of another message.

    The elimination of countermessages, mainly from abroad, became one of the key functions of the Soviet media system.

    2002, Terhi Rantanen, The Global and the National, page 23

Origin

From counter- + message.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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