counterblastn.
/ˈkaʊntəblɑːst/, /ˈkaʊntəblast/, U.S. /ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌblæst/Thesaurus »
a. A blast blown in opposition to another blast.
b. A blast or energetic declaration against something.
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the mind > language > speech > request > protesting or remonstrance > [noun] > a protest
gaincalla1300
reclaim1440
remonstrance?1566
counterblast1567
testimony1582
deprecation1626
protestation1638
regret1642
protest1644
representation1659
crusade1786
1567 T. Stapleton (title) A counterblast to M. Hornes vayne blaste against M. Fekenham.
1604 King James VI & I (title) A Counterblaste to Tobacco.
1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. vii. 386 Till one unexpected counterblast of Fortune ruffled yea blew away all his projects.
1851 G. Brimley Fraser's Mag. Aug. 193/1 The Quarterly Review—established..as a counterblast to the great Whig Bellows.
1883 St. James's Gaz. 27 Dec. 4/2 The Orange leaders replied by a Counter-blast.
Derivatives
ˈcounterblasting adj. that issues counterblasts. (In quot. 1869 alluding to James I.'s Counterblast to Tobacco.)
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > relating to an instance of opposition
counterblasting1869
1869 Daily News 8 July An abatement of the extreme counterblasting style might also be recommended..The anti-tobacconists endeavour to prove..more than they can.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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