"counteraction" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: counteractions [plural]
Etymology: counter- + action Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|action}} counter- + action Head templates: {{en-noun}} counteraction (plural counteractions)
  1. An act of retaliation; a counterattack Translations (counterattack): əks-hərəkət (Azerbaijani), əks-hücum (Azerbaijani), контраатака (kontraataka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), vastaisku (Finnish), vastahyökkäys (Finnish), კონტრშეტევა (ḳonṭršeṭeva) (Georgian), კონტრიერიში (ḳonṭrieriši) (Georgian), contrattacco (Italian), 反撃 (hangeki) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-counteraction-en-noun-P9f5Wr4i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with counter-: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'counterattack': 98 2
  2. Any action in opposition to a previous action. Translations (opposing action): əks-hərəkət (Azerbaijani), противодействие (protivodejstvie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 抵消 (dǐxiāo) (Chinese), vastatoimi (Finnish), უკუქმედება (uḳukmedeba) (Georgian), საპირისპირო ქმედება (saṗirisṗiro kmedeba) (Georgian), საწინააღმდეგო ქმედება (sac̣inaaɣmdego kmedeba) (Georgian), αντενέργεια (antenérgeia) [feminine] (Greek), frithbheart [masculine] (Irish), frithghníomh [masculine] (Irish), 反作用 (hansayō) (Japanese), 中和 (chūwa) (Japanese), 相殺 (sōsai) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-counteraction-en-noun-xwGdSVP~ Disambiguation of 'opposing action': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: neutralization

Inflected forms

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