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koun
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coun·ter·ex·am·ple
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ˈkaʊn
tər
ɪgˌzæm
pəl
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-ˌzɑm-
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[
koun
-ter-ig-zam-p
uh
l
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-zahm-
]
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noun
an
example
that refutes an assertion or claim.
Origin:
1955–60;
counter-
+
example
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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"There are confessable agonies, sufferings of which one can positively be proud. Of bereavement, of parting, of the sense of sin and the fear of death the poets have eloquently spoken. They command the world's sympathy. But there are also discreditable anguishes, no less excruciating than the others, but of which the sufferer dare not, cannot speak. The anguish of thwarted desire, for example."
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