Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterprogramming

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-pro-gram-ming
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Psychological programming carried out to combat the effects of earlier programming.

Uncountable

noun

The deliberate scheduling of shows of a different kind from rival channels at the same time.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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 programming English counterprogramming From counter- + programming.

Usage

Synonyms

deprogramming

Questions

What does counterprogramming mean?
Psychological programming carried out to combat the effects of earlier programming.
Where does counterprogramming 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 programming English counterprogramming From counter- + programming.

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