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counterintelligence

[koun-ter-in-tel-i-juhns] Origin

coun·ter·in·tel·li·gence

[koun-ter-in-tel-i-juhns]
noun
1.
the activity of an intelligence service employed in thwarting the efforts of an enemy's intelligence agents to gather information or commit sabotage.
2.
an organization engaged in counterintelligence.

Origin:
1935–40; counter- + intelligence
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Counterintelligence has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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counterintelligence (ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns)
 
n
1.  activities designed to frustrate enemy espionage
2.  intelligence collected about enemy espionage

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counterintelligence
also counter-intelligence, 1940, from counter- + intelligence.
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