Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

count against

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
coun-t a-gainst
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be a black mark on (someone); to be able to harm (someone's) reputation; to be able to cause (someone) to be rejected.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

counts against (present, singular) counting against (participle, present) counted against (participle, past) counted against (past)

Antonyms

count towards

Questions

What does count against mean?
To be a black mark on (someone); to be able to harm (someone's) reputation; to be able to cause (someone) to be rejected.

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