coun·ter·move·ment | \ ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌmüv-mənt 
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or counter-movement
plural countermovements or counter-movements
Definition of countermovement
1 : a movement in an opposite direction
She observed that whenever the body abruptly moves one way, there is a fallout of countermovements and readjustments …— Paul Trachtman Suburban stress has not produced any large-scale countermovement back to the cities or out to the countryside, however.— William Schneider
2 : an organized movement that arises in opposition to something
Opponents labeled the whole program socialistic, and, in the 1960s, a strong countermovement developed … — The Bangor Daily News
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The first known use of countermovement was circa 1818
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