countermovement

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noun

A movement in opposition, or retaliation to another.

OriginEnglish movement ← Middle English mevement ← Old French movement →
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Meanings

nouncountermovement (countable and uncountable, plural countermovements)

plural countermovements

  1. countableuncountableA movement in opposition, or retaliation to another.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  14. Proto-Italic*moweō
  15. Latinmovēre
  16. Old Frenchmovoir
  17. Old Frenchmovement
  18. Middle Englishmevement
  19. Englishmovement
  20. Englishcountermovement

From counter- + movement.

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APA

countermovement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermovement

MLA

“countermovement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermovement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countermovement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermovement.

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