counterreason

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noun

An opposing reason; a reason against something.

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Meanings

nouncounterreason (plural counterreasons)

plural counterreasons

  1. An opposing reason; a reason against something.
verbcounterreason (third-person singular simple present counterreasons, present participle counterreasoning, simple past and past participle counterreasoned)

present singular third person counterreasons · participle present counterreasoning · participle past counterreasoned · past counterreasoned

  1. transitiveTo reason against something.

Origin

From counter- + reason.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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