单词 | counter-attraction |
释义 | counter-attractionn. Attraction of a contrary tendency; an attraction counteracting the influence of another. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > an opposing force or agent counter-cast1596 cross-current1598 contre-carre1646 antagonist1647 antipolliges1652 counter-attractiona1763 counterforce1817 antagonism1821 combatant1880 the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > attraction of a contrary tendency counter-attractiona1763 a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) II. 307 Attractions..less perceptible through a variety of counter-attractions that diminish their effect. 1842 H. E. Manning Serm. xi. 148 There was a counter-attraction overcoming the constraining love of their Lord. 1883 St. James's Gaz. 1 Dec. 7/1 As fast as new subjects are brought forward..new books on the old ones present counter-attractions. Derivatives counter-aˈttractive adj. acting as a counter-attraction; having counter-attractions. ΚΠ 1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1763 |
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