counter-

See also: counter

English

Etymology

From Middle English counter-, cownter-, countre-, from Anglo-Norman countre-, from Old French contre, ultimately from Latin contra (“against”).

Prefix

counter-

in opposition to

Derived terms

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Related terms

Translations

in opposition to

Catalan: contra- (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 反 (zh) (fǎn)
Finnish: vasta- (fi)
French: contre- (fr)
German: gegen- (de), kontra- (de)
Greek: αντι- (el) (anti-)

Italian: contro-
Japanese: 反 (ja) (はん, han)
Portuguese: contra- (pt)
Russian: контр- (kontr-), противо- (protivo-)
Scottish Gaelic: frith-
Serbo-Croatian: protiv-, против-
Spanish: contra-

Anagrams

Cureton, Cutrone, cornute, countre, recount, trounce

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