Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countermeasure

/ˈkaʊ̯ntɚmɛʒɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-mea-sure
IPA: /ˈkaʊ̯ntɚmɛʒɚ/

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any action taken to counteract or correct another.

noun

Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.

Example Sentences

"We fear that this will be the beginning of a negative development of measures and countermeasures, at the end of which there will be no winner"
"Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice."

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- Old French mesurebor. Middle English mesure English measure English countermeasure From counter- + measure.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkaʊ̯ntɚmɛʒɚ/
British English: /ˈkaʊ̯ntəmɛʒə/

Inflected Forms

countermeasures (plural)

Derived Forms

anticountermeasure countercountermeasure

Rhymes With

measure pleasure treasure leisure displeasure athleisure commeasure

Questions

How do you pronounce countermeasure?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaʊ̯ntɚmɛʒɚ/.
What does countermeasure mean?: Any action taken to counteract or correct another.
Where does countermeasure 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- Old French mesurebor. Middle English mesure English measure English countermeasure From counter- + measure.

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