SINCE 1828
counterconspiracy
noun
coun·ter·con·spir·a·cy
| \ ˌkau̇n-tər-kən-ˈspir-ə-sē
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variants:
or counter-conspiracy
plural counterconspiracies
or counter-conspiracies
Definition of counterconspiracy
: a conspiracy to oppose or undermine something (such as another conspiracy)
She also wrote that conspiracies beget conspiracies, and so do conspiracy theories. The belief in a conspiracy demands a counterconspiracy to fight it.— Masha Gessen
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