counterstyle

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noun

A style that opposes another style.

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Meanings

nouncounterstyle (plural counterstyles)

plural counterstyles

  1. A style that opposes another style.

    While political theory frequently appears condemned to nostalgic reflection, cultural studies often dulls its critical edge in the never-ending stampede to document the newest styles and counterstyles of the cultural marketplace.

    2000, Jason A. Frank, John Tambornino, Vocations of Political Theory, page 239

Origin

From counter- + style.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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