counterstatement

noun

coun·​ter·​state·​ment ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈstāt-mənt 

variants or counter-statement

plural counterstatements or counter-statements

: a statement opposing or denying another statement

The crisis demanded a response from the church—a counterstatement affirming what the church always held to be true.

—Matthew L. Petillo

Examples of counterstatement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Birx and Fauci, there was a counterstatement undermining their guidance. —Fortune, 2 Nov. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for counterstatement

• abatement
• affreightment
• misstatement
• restatement
• overstatement
• reinstatement
• understatement
• statement