counterwill

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noun

The instinctive resistance to any coercion.

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countervolition
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Meanings

nouncounterwill (countable and uncountable, plural counterwills)

plural counterwills

  1. countableuncountableThe instinctive resistance to any coercion.

    Synonyms: countervolition

verbcounterwill (third-person singular simple present counterwills, present participle counterwilling, simple past and past participle counterwilled)

present singular third person counterwills · participle present counterwilling · participle past counterwilled · past counterwilled

  1. To express such resistance.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe instinctive resistance to any coercion.

Similar
countervolition
Also see
countervolition

Origin

counter- + will

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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