countermovement
noun
coun·ter·move·ment
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌmüv-mənt
variants
or counter-movement
plural countermovements or counter-movements
1
: a movement in an opposite direction
She observed that whenever the body abruptly moves one way, there is a fallout of countermovements and readjustments …—Paul Trachtman
Suburban stress has not produced any large-scale countermovement back to the cities or out to the countryside, however.—William Schneider
2
: an organized movement that arises in opposition to something
Opponents labeled the whole program socialistic, and, in the 1960s, a strong countermovement developed …—The Bangor (Maine) Daily News
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“Countermovement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countermovement. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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