counterattraction
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- counterattractive adjective
- counterattractively adverb
Etymology
Origin of counterattraction
First recorded in 1755–65; counter- + attraction
Example Sentences
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Precise dates of arrival were kept secret so that no sly competitor could stage a counterattraction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Henchard left the house with a ton of conjecture, though without a grain of proof, that the counterattraction was Farfrae; and therefore he would not make up his mind.
From The Mayor of Casterbridge by Hardy, Thomas
Psmith, who had no counterattraction shouting to him that he ought to be elsewhere, seemed to enjoy them hugely, but Mike almost cried sometimes from boredom.
From Mike and Psmith by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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