"countermeasure" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkaʊntəmɛʒə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-countermeasure.wav Forms: countermeasures [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛʒə(ɹ) Etymology: From counter- + measure. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|measure}} counter- + measure Head templates: {{en-noun}} countermeasure (plural countermeasures)
  1. Any action taken to counteract or correct another. Translations (action): հակամիջոց (hakamiǰocʻ) (Armenian), контрме́ра (kontrmjéra) [feminine] (Belarusian), 對策 (Chinese Mandarin), 对策 (duìcè) (Chinese Mandarin), vastatoimi (Finnish), contre-mesure [feminine] (French), Gegenmaßnahme [feminine] (German), αντίμετρο (antímetro) [neuter] (Greek), vassus (Ingrian), contromisura [feminine] (Italian), 対策 (taisaku) (alt: たいさく) (Japanese), 대책 (daechaek) (alt: 對策) (Korean), противмерка (protivmerka) [feminine] (Macedonian), contramedida [feminine] (Portuguese), контрме́ра (kontrméra) [feminine] (Russian), contramedida [feminine] (Spanish), motåtgärd [common-gender] (Swedish), контрмі́ра (kontrmíra) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (military, chiefly in the plural) Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Military Translations (military device or technique): հակամիջոց (hakamiǰocʻ) (Armenian), контрме́ра (kontrmjéra) [feminine] (Belarusian), przeciwśrodek [masculine] (Polish), контрме́ра (kontrméra) [feminine] (Russian), контрмі́ра (kontrmíra) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-countermeasure-en-noun-MCpkdxUb Categories (other): English terms prefixed with counter- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with counter-: 55 45 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'military device or technique': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anticountermeasure, countercountermeasure

Inflected forms

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      "word": "contramedida"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "action",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "motåtgärd"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kontrmíra",
      "sense": "action",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "контрмі́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hakamiǰocʻ",
      "sense": "military device or technique",
      "word": "հակամիջոց"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kontrmjéra",
      "sense": "military device or technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "контрме́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "military device or technique",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przeciwśrodek"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kontrméra",
      "sense": "military device or technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "контрме́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kontrmíra",
      "sense": "military device or technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "контрмі́ра"
    }
  ],
  "word": "countermeasure"
}

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