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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: contre, from Latin contra; CONTRA-

counter

3 adjective, adverb
     
counter3

be/run/go counter to something

to be the opposite of something:
Some actions by the authorities ran counter to the president's call for leniency.
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