Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterproblem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-prob-lem
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A problem formulated in opposition to another problem.

Example Sentences

"He raises the "Why not sooner?" question as an extrapolation from one of Proclus' arguments. He answers it by posing a counterproblem: the problem of how there could have been an infinity of days."

Etymology

From counter- + problem.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counterproblems (plural)

Questions

What does counterproblem mean?: A problem formulated in opposition to another problem.
Where does counterproblem come from?: From counter- + problem.

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