counterattraction

noun
/ˌkaʊntəɹəˈtɹakʃən/UK

Etymology

From counter- + attraction.

  1. derived from attractio
  2. derived from attraction
  3. inherited from attraccioun
  4. prefixed as counterattraction — “counter + attraction

Definitions

  1. Something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something…

    Something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference.

    • 1956, January 31ˢᵗ: Alan Alexander Milne; quoted in:

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for counterattraction. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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