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counterattraction

Meaning of "counterattraction" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERATTRACTION

ˈkaʊntərəˌtrækʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERATTRACTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Counterattraction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COUNTERATTRACTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of counterattraction in the English dictionary

The definition of counterattraction in the dictionary is a rival attraction.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTERATTRACTION

abstraction · action · attraction · contraction · detraction · diffraction · distraction · extraction · fraction · infraction · overextraction · protraction · reaction · refraction · retraction · satisfaction · semiabstraction · substraction · subtraction · traction

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERATTRACTION

counter-turn · counteract · counteraction · counteractive · counteractively · counteragent · counterargue · counterassault · counterattack · counterattacker · counterbalance · counterbase · counterbid · counterbidder · counterblast · counterblockade · counterblow · counterbluff · counterbond · counterbore

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERATTRACTION

accreditation · auction · collection · connection · construction · correction · course of action · detection · direction · election · fiction · function · inspection · instruction · interaction · introduction · out of action · production · protection · section · selection

Synonyms and antonyms of counterattraction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «counterattraction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERATTRACTION

Find out the translation of counterattraction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of counterattraction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «counterattraction» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

counterattraction
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

counterattraction
570 millions of speakers
en

English

counterattraction
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

counterattraction
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

counterattraction
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

counterattraction
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

counterattraction
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

counterattraction
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

counterattraction
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Penguncupan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

counterattraction
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

counterattraction
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

counterattraction
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Counterattraction
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

counterattraction
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

counterattraction
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Counterattraction
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

counterattraction
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

contraltare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

counterattraction
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

counterattraction
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

counterattraction
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

counterattraction
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teen aantrekking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

counterattraction
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

counterattraction
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of counterattraction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERATTRACTION»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about counterattraction

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERATTRACTION»

Discover the use of counterattraction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to counterattraction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Bill of Divorcement: A Play
A Play Clemence Dane. KIT Well, then, old thing ! [Again the arm.] SYDNEY [Icily. ] I told you to leave me alone. KIT [Rising, huffed.] Oh, well, if you can't be decent, I'm going. SYDNEY [Sweetly.] Counterattraction ? KIT [Wheeling round on her.] ...
Clemence Dane, 1921
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The Catholic Collection: 734 Catholic Essays and Novels on ...
If the counterattraction is to be vanquished, we have to return to the Baptist. His voice must echo in our hearts. Do penance. His message must stir us to change our outlook on the cross. He must teach us contempt for whatthe world values, and ...
Catholic Way Publishing, 2014
3
Joyce, "Penelope" and the Body
She is: “the counterattraction in the shape of a female” (U 16.930-31, italics added). I emphasize the noun “shape”, because Molly Bloom is never a living, breathing, embodied woman. She is always already a shape, a figure, an image,  ...
Richard Brown, 2006
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From Farquhar to Field Day: Three Centuries of Music and ...
In some cases,itis not good enough fora small town or village, nottomention Derry ,withits magnetic counterattraction – the cinema.' He counselledthe theatrecommittee to 'wakeup from their sleep' and apply stricter standards by excluding ...
Dr. Nuala McAlistair Hart, 2012
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Bring on the Books for Everybody: How Literary Culture ...
Adaptation as Counterattraction: From Anglophilia to Cinephilia (and Back Again) Providing an adequate back story for the adaptation film since 1985 is a daunting undertaking, given that adaptations are virtually as old as the medium itself ...
Jim Collins, 2010
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The Mystery and Destiny of the Church: God's Plan for Our ...
The Universe as It Reveals Itself itself, and a power of counterattraction in the planets, which en- ables them to resist this attraction. This dual law of attraction and counterattraction is operative throughout the entire universe and preserves the ...
Rosena Marie (Sr.), 2008
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Policing Cinema: Movies and Censorship in ...
... was desirable for the People's Institute as a way of using the "new social force" of moving pictures as a "counterattraction" to less desirable entertainments like saloons, a counterattraction that could then create "more desirable citizenship.
Lee Grieveson, 2004
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The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free Markets since the ...
“Whilethe controversy about public works was developing,” the Cambridge economistJoan Robinsonrecalled, “ProfessorRobbins sentto Viennafor amember of the Austrian school to provide a counterattraction to Keynes.” 45Asa star pupilofthe ...
Angus Burgin, 2012
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The Constitutional Year Book
The Commissioners pointed out that many miners and artisans have no resort except the publichouse on Sunday, and that to close it without providing a counterattraction is not altogether wise. They did not, however, advise the repeal of the ...
10
Belgravia
In only a year afterwards—as one example of the progress which a resolute woman can make—she was familiar with zoophyte fossils, and had dissected the nervous system of a bee. Was there no counterattraction in her married life ?

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERATTRACTION»

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Welsh football is in weird and wonderful league of its own but game …
... an attempt to improve European results and stage matches when English teams are on holiday and not offering a powerful counterattraction. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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