counteract /.kauntә'rækt/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

Chinese translation

• vt. 抵消, 阻碍, 中和
• [法] 抵抗, 阻碍, 抵销

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/.kauntә'rækt/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

CET-6 · TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.19 · Super Rare

Word forms

counteracting, counteracted, counteracts

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counter · counterpart · counterfeit · counterbalance · counterclockwise

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