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countersignal

noun

Etymology

From counter- + signal.

  1. derived from signum
  2. derived from signālis
  3. derived from signāle
  4. derived from segnal
  5. prefixed as countersignal — “counter + signal”

Definitions

  1. A signal produced in response to another signal.

  2. To send a false or misleading signal.

  3. To send a contrasting signal.

    • Just as the logic of signaling attracts New Money to luxury, countersignaling directs the Old Money sensibility toward modesty.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To signal opposition to (someone or something)

      To signal opposition to (someone or something); distance oneself from; disassociate.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA