counterstudy

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noun

A study that goes against another study.

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Meanings

nouncounterstudy (plural counterstudies)

plural counterstudies

  1. A study that goes against another study.

    Then he wrote: “The upshot is a set of studies and counterstudies that, at most, could leave a judge uncertain about the proper policy conclusion.”

    2008 June 29, Adam Liptak, “Gun Laws and Crime: A Complex Relationship”, in New York Times

Origin

From counter- + study.

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APA

counterstudy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstudy

MLA

“counterstudy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstudy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterstudy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstudy.

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