Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counteraffirmation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-af-fir-ma-tion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An affirmation in opposition to another affirmation.

Example Sentences

"So understood, it is not entirely clear how this response meets the skeptical challenge or how it is anything more than a dogmatic counteraffirmation to the skeptic's claim that veridical perception and deceptive appearances are indistinguishable."

Etymology

From counter- + affirmation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counteraffirmations (plural)

Questions

What does counteraffirmation mean?: An affirmation in opposition to another affirmation.
Where does counteraffirmation come from?: From counter- + affirmation.

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