Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterforce

/kˈaʊntɚfˌɔɹs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-force
IPA: /kˈaʊntɚfˌɔɹs/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A force that opposes another force.

adj

Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English force English counterforce From counter- + force.

Inflected Forms

counterforces (plural)

Phrases

controlled counterforce war

Antonyms

countervalue

Questions

How do you pronounce counterforce?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈaʊntɚfˌɔɹs/.
What does counterforce mean?: A force that opposes another force.
Where does counterforce come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English force English counterforce From counter- + force.

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