countertendency

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noun

A contrary or opposing tendency

OriginEnglish tendency ← Middle English counter- ← Anglo-Norman countre- →
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Meanings

nouncountertendency (plural countertendencies)

plural countertendencies

  1. A contrary or opposing tendency

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Englishtendency
  13. Englishcountertendency

From counter- + tendency.

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Translations

Italian controtendenza
  • controtendenzacontrary tendency
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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