English Explanatory Dictionary

counterargument

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An argument that is opposed to another argument.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

counterargument counterarguments

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- Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentumder. Anglo-Norman arguementbor. Middle English argument English argument English counterargument From counter- + argument.

Synonyms

rebuttal refutation

Related words

counterargue counterargumentation counterargumentative counterexample

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