countersupport

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noun

Support given to the contrary of an argument, theory etc.

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Meanings

nouncountersupport (countable and uncountable, plural countersupports)

plural countersupports

  1. countableuncountableSupport given to the contrary of an argument, theory etc.
verbcountersupport (third-person singular simple present countersupports, present participle countersupporting, simple past and past participle countersupported)

present singular third person countersupports · participle present countersupporting · participle past countersupported · past countersupported

  1. To provide such support

Origin

From counter- + support.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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