Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countersue

/kˈaʊntɚsˌu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-sue
IPA: /kˈaʊntɚsˌu/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sue a person or entity who is suing one.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Forrest later attacked Willis in New York, knocking him to the ground; lawsuits proliferated as Willis sued Forrest for assault, and Forrest countersued for libel."

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 sue English countersue From counter- + sue.

Usage

Inflected Forms

countersues (present, singular) countersuing (participle, present) countersued (participle, past) countersued (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce countersue?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈaʊntɚsˌu/.
What does countersue mean?: To sue a person or entity who is suing one.
Where does countersue 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 sue English countersue From counter- + sue.

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