[1222] counteract

[보카길라잡이]

tr.v. coun·ter·act·ed, coun·ter·act·ing, coun·ter·acts

To oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary action; check.

counteract

v 1: act in opposition to [syn: antagonize, antagonise]

2: oppose or check by a counteraction [syn: countercheck]

3: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" [syn: countervail, neutralize, counterbalance]

4: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: sabotage, undermine, countermine, subvert, weaken]

 -  counteraction

n : action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action [syn: neutralization, neutralisation]

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<비교>

react

v 1: show a response or a reaction to something [syn: respond]

2: undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"

3: act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" [syn: oppose]

  -  reaction

n 1: a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"

2: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" [syn: response]

3: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water" [syn: chemical reaction]

4: an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"

5: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"

6: extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"

7: (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"

[마스터현태]

counteract 1.거스르다. 방해하다. 2.(계획 등을)훼방하다. 좌절시키다 3.반대로 작용하다

[정사랑]

거스르다, 방해하다

[시가스팔공]

방해하다, 반대로 작용하다. <멋진단어 같아요>