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counterattraction

American

[koun-ter-uh-trak-shuhn] / ˌkaʊn tər əˈtræk ʃən /

noun

a rival or opposite attraction.

counterattraction British

/ ˈkaʊntərəˌtrækʃən /

noun

a rival attraction

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Other Word Forms

counterattractive adjective
counterattractively adverb

Etymology

Origin of counterattraction

First recorded in 1755–65; counter- + attraction

Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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