counterwave

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noun

A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.

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Meanings

nouncounterwave (plural counterwaves)

plural counterwaves

  1. A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.

    Just as the message has apparently been heard, it has encountered a counterwave of books arguing that religion is totally unfit, not merely for public life, but for personal life as well.

    2008 February 16, Peter Steinfels, “Religious Right May Be Fading, but Not the ‘Culture Wars’”, in New York Times

Origin

From counter- + wave.

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APA

counterwave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterwave

MLA

“counterwave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterwave. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterwave,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterwave.

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