counterthesis

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noun

A thesis that rebuts another.

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Meanings

nouncounterthesis (plural countertheses)

plural countertheses

  1. A thesis that rebuts another.

    Brooks never mentions that the book is a 400-page scientific and historical argument against precisely what he offers as a counterthesis, expressed in this rhetorical question: “Is it possible that substance has something to do with the political fortunes of parties?

    2007 September 30, “Push Buttons; Pull Lever”, in New York Times

Origin

From counter- + thesis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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