counterviolence

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noun

Violence in response to earlier violence.

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Meanings

nouncounterviolence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableViolence in response to earlier violence.

Origin

From counter- + violence.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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