counter-

Usage

• counter

  One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner.

• counteract

  act in opposition to

• counterbalance

  To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.

• counterclockwise

  in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock rotate, as viewed from in front of the clock face; -- of rotatory motion or spiral direction. Opposite of clockwise, or right-handed

• counterculture

  movement that opposes an established culture

• counterespionage

  spying to counteract another’s spying

• counterintelligence

  the blocking of an enemy’s sources of information

• countermine

  An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.

• counteroffensive

  the leading of an attack to stop another attack

• counterpoise

  To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.

• counterproductive

  tending to hinder the achievement of a goal

• counterrevolution

  a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

• countersign

  To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing.

• countervail

  To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate.

• counterweight

  a weight that is equal to another weight

• country

  A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship.

• encounter

  To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth.