counterstratagem

noun

A stratagem set up to oppose another stratagem.

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Meanings

nouncounterstratagem (plural counterstratagems)

plural counterstratagems

  1. A stratagem set up to oppose another stratagem.

Origin

From counter- + stratagem.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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