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counter|act /kaʊ ntərækt/ (counteracts , counteracting , counteracted ) VERB To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect. □ [V n] My husband has to take several pills to counteract high blood pressure.

cou nter-argument (counter-arguments ) in AM, usually use counterargument N‑COUNT A counter-argument is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument. □ [+ to ] …an attempt to develop a counter-argument to the labour theory.

cou nter-attack (counter-attacks , counter-attacking , counter-attacked ) also counterattack VERB If you counter-attack , you attack someone who has attacked you. □ [V ] The security forces counter-attacked the following day and quelled the unrest. [Also V n] ● N‑COUNT Counter-attack is also a noun. □  The army began its counter-attack this morning.

counter|bal|ance /kaʊ ntə ^r bælens/ (counterbalances , counterbalancing , counterbalanced ) also counter-balance

1 VERB To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect. □ [V n] Add honey to counterbalance the acidity.

2 N‑COUNT Something that is a counterbalance to something else counterbalances that thing. □ [+ to ] …organisations set up as a counterbalance to groups allied to the ANC.

coun|ter|bid /kaʊ ntə ^r b I d/ (counterbids ) N‑COUNT A counterbid is a bid that is made in response to a bid from another person or group, offering the seller more advantages. □  Bass is expected to make a surprise counterbid for First Leisure's family entertainment division on Tuesday, sparking a bid war.

counter|blast /kaʊ ntə ^r blɑːst, -blæst/ (counterblasts ) also counter-blast N‑COUNT A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done. [JOURNALISM ] □ [+ to ] British experts delivered a strong counter-blast to the Professor's claims.

counter|clockwise /kaʊ ntə ^r klɒ kwa I z/ also counter-clockwise ADV [ADV after v] If something is moving counterclockwise , it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move. [AM ] □  Rotate the head clockwise and counterclockwise. ● ADJ [ADJ n] Counterclockwise is also an adjective. □  The dance moves in a counter-clockwise direction. [in BRIT, use anticlockwise ]

cou nter-culture (counter-cultures ) also counterculture N‑VAR Counter-culture is a set of values, ideas, and ways of behaving that are completely different from those of the rest of society. □  …a history of British counter-culture.

cou nter-e spionage in AM, use counterespionage N‑UNCOUNT Counter-espionage is the same as counter-intelligence .

counter|feit /kaʊ ntə ^r f I t/ (counterfeits , counterfeiting , counterfeited )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people. □  He admitted possessing and delivering counterfeit currency. ● N‑COUNT Counterfeit is also a noun. □  They sold luxury watches and handbags – all counterfeits.

2 VERB If someone counterfeits something, they make a version of it that is not genuine but has been made to look genuine in order to deceive people. □ [V n] …the coins Davies is alleged to have counterfeited. ●  counter|feit|er (counterfeiters ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] □  …a gang of counterfeiters.