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countermeasure

coun·ter·mea·sure

UK/ˈkaʊ̯ntəmɛʒə/ US/ˈkaʊ̯ntɚmɛʒɚ/ rare

noun

1.

an action taken to offset another action

Origin

From counter- + measure.

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