Counternarrative

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A narrative that goes against another narrative.

    "To our great dismay, what we find is that in important sectors of the American press a disturbing counternarrative is emerging: That perhaps this election wasn’t a fraud after all."

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"To our great dismay, what we find is that in important sectors of the American press a disturbing counternarrative is emerging: That perhaps this election wasn’t a fraud after all."

Etymology

From counter- + narrative.

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