frustrate by contrary action

frustrate by contrary action
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  • counter — I verb act against, act in opposition to, agitate against, antagonize, avert, be at cross purposes, be contrary, be inimical, be obstructive, bid against, challenge, clash, collide, come in conflict with, compete with, conflict with, confute,… …   Law dictionary

  • counteract — I verb act in opposition to, agitate against, annul, antagonize, be at cross purposes, be contrary, bid against, cancel out, clash, collide, come in conflict with, conflict with, confute, contend, contradict, counter, counterbalance, countermand …   Law dictionary

  • counteract — counteractant, adj. counteracter, counteractor, n. counteractingly, adv. counteraction, n. counteractive, adj. counteractively, adv. /kown teuhr akt /, v.t. to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action. [1670 80; COUNTER + ACT] …   Universalium

  • counteract — coun•ter•act [[t]ˌkaʊn tərˈækt[/t]] v. t. to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action • Etymology: 1670–80 coun ter•ac′tion, n. coun ter•ac′tive, adj. coun ter•ac′tive•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • counteract — /kaʊntərˈækt / (say kowntuhr akt) verb (t) to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action. –counteraction, noun –counteractive, adjective –counteractively, adverb …  

  • coun´ter|work´er — coun|ter|work «noun. KOWN tuhr WURK; verb. KOWN tuhr WURK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a work in opposition to another work; opposing work or action. 2. any fortification erected to oppose or offset that of the enemy. –v.i. to work in opposition. –v.t.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • coun|ter|work — «noun. KOWN tuhr WURK; verb. KOWN tuhr WURK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a work in opposition to another work; opposing work or action. 2. any fortification erected to oppose or offset that of the enemy. –v.i. to work in opposition. –v.t. to work in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

  • Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

  • British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues …   History of philosophy

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