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Meaning of Countermeasure | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈkaʊntəmɛʒə

Definitions

  1. Any action taken to counteract or correct another.
  2. Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.
    in-plural

Equivalents

Deutsch Gegenmaßnahme
Ελληνικά αντίμετρο
Español contramedida
Français contre-mesure
Italiano contromisura
日本語 対策
ქართული კონტრზომა
한국어 대책 대처
Македонски противмерка
Nederlands tegenmaatregel
Português contramedida
Română contramăsură
Русский контрме́ра
Tiếng Việt đối sách

Examples

“We fear that this will be the beginning of a negative development of measures and countermeasures, at the end of which there will be no winner”
“Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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