counterattraction en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkaʊntəɹəˈtɹakʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From counter- + attraction.
Meanings
-
Something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference.
1956, January 31ˢᵗ: Alan Alexander Milne; quoted in:
The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief — call it what you will — than any book ever written; it has emptied more churches than all the counterattractions of cinema, motor bicycle and golf course.
1988: James B. Simpson, Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, № 4,393 (Houghton Mifflin)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterattractions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |