counternarrative
noun
a narrative based on a different ideology or interpretation of events.
counternarratives
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pluralof counternarrative.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Grief is rarely uncomplicated, and even stories of shared pain sometimes splinter into angry counternarratives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
"There have been all these ready-made counternarratives that are just sitting there, waiting for us, that encouraged us to think, 'No, this is really not much of a problem.'"
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2022
Generally, the people I interviewed who were able to leave gaslighting relationships quickly had people they could rely on to validate their realities and give them positive counternarratives about their self-worth.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2022
The mere existence of “Get Back” is a sign that, more than half a century after the Beatles disbanded, their history is still unsettled, and remains endlessly ripe for deep-dive research and partisan counternarratives.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
The first half of the book has been leaked to family members, who come to Jake with their own counternarratives, accusations of omissions and misrepresentations.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2021
