Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterdevelopment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-de-vel-op-ment
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A development that counteracts another development.

Example Sentences

"These counterdevelopments challenge earlier expectations about a linear progression of secularism and modernisation."

Etymology

From counter- + development.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counterdevelopments (plural)

Questions

What does counterdevelopment mean?: A development that counteracts another development.
Where does counterdevelopment come from?: From counter- + development.

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