Counterwave
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
"Just as the message has apparently been heard, it has encountered a counterwave of books arguing that religion is totally unfit, not merely for public life, but for personal life as well."
Example
More examples"Just as the message has apparently been heard, it has encountered a counterwave of books arguing that religion is totally unfit, not merely for public life, but for personal life as well."
Etymology
From counter- + wave.
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