Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterwill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-will
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The instinctive resistance to any coercion.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To express such resistance.

Etymology

counter- + will

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Usage

Inflected Forms

counterwills (plural) counterwills (present, singular) counterwilling (participle, present) counterwilled (participle, past) counterwilled (past)

Synonyms

countervolition

Questions

What does counterwill mean?: The instinctive resistance to any coercion.
Where does counterwill come from?: counter- + will

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