'Counteraction' definitions:
Definition of 'counteraction'
(from WordNet)
noun
Action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action [syn: neutralization, neutralisation, counteraction]
Definition of 'Counteraction'
From: GCIDE
- Counteraction \Coun`ter*ac"tion\ (koun`t?r-?k"sh?n), n. Action in opposition; hindrance resistance. [1913 Webster]
- [They] do not . . . overcome the counteraction of a false principle or of stubborn partiality. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'counteraction'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amends,
- atonement,
- balancing,
- bucking,
- challenge,
- combative reaction,
- commutation,
- compensation,
- complaint,
- contention,
- contradiction,
- contraposition,
- contravention,
- contraversion,
- counterbalancing,
- counterworking,
- crosscurrent,
- crossing,
- defiance,
- demur,
- denial,
- dispute,
- dissent,
- dissentience,
- expiation,
- fractiousness,
- head wind,
- impugnation,
- impugnment,
- indemnification,
- indemnity,
- lex talionis,
- negation,
- negativism,
- noncooperation,
- objection,
- obstinacy,
- offsetting,
- opposing,
- opposition,
- opposure,
- oppugnation,
- passive resistance,
- protest,
- reaction,
- rebuff,
- rebutment,
- rebuttal,
- recalcitrance,
- recalcitrancy,
- recalcitration,
- recompense,
- rectification,
- redress,
- refractoriness,
- refusal,
- rejection,
- reluctance,
- remonstrance,
- renitence,
- renitency,
- reparation,
- repayment,
- repellence,
- repellency,
- repulse,
- repulsion,
- resistance,
- restitution,
- retaliation,
- revenge,
- revolt,
- satisfaction,
- stand,
- standing against,
- substitution,
- traversal,
- uncooperativeness,
- undercurrent,
- withstanding