Counterargument

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An argument that is opposed to another argument.

    "Near-synonyms: rebuttal, refutation"

  2. 2
    an argument offered in opposition to another argument wordnet

Synonyms

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rebuttalrefutation

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"Near-synonyms: rebuttal, refutation"

Etymology

From counter- + argument.

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