Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterreason

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-rea-son
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An opposing reason; a reason against something.

verb

To reason against something.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From counter- + reason.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

counterreasons (plural) counterreasons (present, singular) counterreasoning (participle, present) counterreasoned (participle, past) counterreasoned (past)

Questions

What does counterreason mean?
An opposing reason; a reason against something.
Where does counterreason come from?
From counter- + reason.

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