counterobject

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/ˈkaʊntəɹəbˌd͡ʒɛkt/

verb

To make an objection against another objection.

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Meanings

verbcounterobject (third-person singular simple present counterobjects, present participle counterobjecting, simple past and past participle counterobjected)

present singular third person counterobjects · participle present counterobjecting · participle past counterobjected · past counterobjected

  1. intransitiveTo make an objection against another objection.
    1 more example

    When Melech objected, noting that Lingnath, and not the British widow, was on trial, Menachem counterobjected to remind the court that the district superintendent of police, having discovered during his investigation a ruby ring formerly belonging to Mrs. Sassoon in Lingnath's Mayapur home, had with good reason suspected that Mrs. Sassoon had hired the snake charmer to kill her husband.

    2003, Lee Siegel, Love and Other Games of Chance: A Novelty, New York, NY: Penguin Books, published 2004, →ISBN, page 165

Origin

From counter- + object.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with counterobject

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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