counterscrutiny

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noun

Scrutiny against some point or issue being raised.

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Meanings

nouncounterscrutiny (uncountable)
  1. uncountableScrutiny against some point or issue being raised.

    Accordingly the challenge which is thus made is generally met by a sharp counterscrutiny into the claims, be they personal or official, of the teacher who dares to make it.

    1869, Henry Parry Liddon, The Divinity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, page 168

Origin

From counter- + scrutiny.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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