/ ˈkaʊntə(r)/ combining form (in nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs)
1.
against; opposite :
counterterrorism
counter-argument
2.
corresponding :
counterpart
/ ˈkaʊntə(r)/ combining form (in nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs)
1.
against; opposite :
counterterrorism
counter-argument
2.
corresponding :
counterpart
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005