countermeasure en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkaʊ̯ntəmɛʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkaʊ̯ɾ̃ɚmɛʒɚ/ t-flapping
- /ˈkaʊ̯ntɚmɛʒɚ/ (Canada, General-American) without t-flapping
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Old French mesurebor. Middle English mesure English measure English countermeasure From counter- + measure.
Meanings
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Any action taken to counteract or correct another.
Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.
2024 May 6, Ben Guarino, “Defend Yourself against AI Impostor Scams with a Safe Word”, in Scientific American, archived from the original on 06 May 2024:We fear that this will be the beginning of a negative development of measures and countermeasures, at the end of which there will be no winner
2018 May 31, Jackie Wattles, Charles Riley, “Why President Trump's obsession with German cars is misplaced”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2018:
- (in-plural) Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| countermeasures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anticountermeasure · countercountermeasure
Translations (29)
ro contramăsură (action) · ko 대책 (action) · ru контрме́ра (action) · ja 対策 (action) · be контрме́ра (military device or technique) · cmn 對策 /对策 (action) · pt contramedida (action) · fi vastatoimi (action) · izh vassus (action) · nl tegenmaatregel (action) · be контрме́ра (action) · ka კონტრზომა (action) · it contromisura (action) · es contramedida (action) · ru контрме́ра (military device or technique) · hy հակամիջոց (action) · de Gegenmaßnahme (action) · el αντίμετρο (action) · fi vastatoimi (military device or technique) · pl przeciwśrodek (military device or technique) · uk контрмі́ра (military device or technique) · mk противмерка (action) · cmn 對抗 /对抗 (military device or technique) · pl przeciwśrodek (action) · hy հակամիջոց (military device or technique) · uk контрмі́ра (action) · es contramedida (military device or technique) · fr contre-mesure (action) · sv motåtgärd (action)