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Counterattack vs Counteract - What's the difference?

counterattack | counteract |

As verbs the difference between counterattack and counteract

is that counterattack is an alternative spelling of from=US|lang=en while counteract is to act in opposition to; thwart; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.

As a noun counterattack

is an alternative spelling of from=US|lang=en.

counterattack

English

(wikipedia counterattack)

Noun

(en noun)

    • Verb

    (en verb)

    • counteract

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act in opposition to; thwart; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * counteractant * counteracter * counteractingly * counteraction * counteractive * counteractively * counteractor