noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A counterfactual life; a life other than the one actually lived.

   "More often, they simply struggle with their own counterlives."

Example

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"More often, they simply struggle with their own counterlives."

Etymology

From counter- + life.

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