noun
Meaning 1
Any action taken to counteract or correct another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
countermeasure
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊ̯ntəmɛʒə/
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Canada, General-American: /ˈkaʊ̯ntɚmɛʒɚ/ without t-flapping
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/ˈkaʊ̯ɾ̃ɚmɛʒɚ/ t-flapping
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rhymes with -ɛʒə(ɹ)
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
an action taken to offset another action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: measure, step
Narrower terms: countermine
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English measure English countermeasure From counter- + measure.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: հակամիջոց (hakamiǰocʻ) — action
- Belarusian: контрме́ра (kontrmjéra) — action
- Chinese Mandarin: 對策 /对策 (duìcè) — action
- Dutch: tegenmaatregel — action
- Finnish: vastatoimi — action
- French: contre-mesure — action
- Georgian: კონტრზომა (ḳonṭrzoma) — action
- German: Gegenmaßnahme — action
- Greek: αντίμετρο (antímetro) — action
- Ingrian: vassus — action
- Italian: contromisura — action
- Japanese: 対策 (taisaku) — action
- Korean: 대책 (daechaek) — action
- Macedonian: противмерка (protivmerka) — action
- Polish: przeciwśrodek — action
- Portuguese: contramedida — action
- Romanian: contramăsură — action
- Russian: контрме́ра (kontrméra) — action
- Spanish: contramedida — action
- Swedish: motåtgärd — action
- Ukrainian: контрмі́ра (kontrmíra) — action
- Armenian: հակամիջոց (hakamiǰocʻ) — military device or technique
- Belarusian: контрме́ра (kontrmjéra) — military device or technique
- Chinese Mandarin: 對抗 /对抗 (duìkàng) — military device or technique
- Finnish: vastatoimi — military device or technique
- Polish: przeciwśrodek — military device or technique
- Russian: контрме́ра (kontrméra) — military device or technique
- Spanish: contramedida — military device or technique
- Ukrainian: контрмі́ра (kontrmíra) — military device or technique
Real reading context