counterespionage

[ koun-ter-es-pee-uh-nahzh, -nij ]

noun
  1. the detection and frustration of enemy espionage.

Origin of counterespionage

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; counter- + espionage

Words Nearby counterespionage

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How to use counterespionage in a sentence

  • They don't bother much with counterespionage, here, but they don't fool when it comes to countersabotage.

    Day of the Moron | Henry Beam Piper
  • All thought of functioning in counterespionage against the Russians had moved into the back of his mind.

    Ten From Infinity | Paul W. Fairman
  • Allow me to introduce one of America's most effective counterespionage agents, Mr. Samson Narko!

  • One of the counterespionage sections was specialized and had only a responsibility for eliminating underground organizations.

    Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. Keefe
  • Your Society is the most efficient espionage and counterespionage group in history, as far as I know.

    Fifty Per Cent Prophet | Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for counterespionage

counterespionage

/ (ˌkaʊntərˈɛspɪəˌnɑːʒ) /


noun
  1. activities designed to detect and counteract enemy espionage

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