counterproposition

[koun-ter-prop-uh-zish-uhn]

coun·ter·prop·o·si·tion

[koun-ter-prop-uh-zish-uhn]
noun
a proposition made in place of or in opposition to a preceding one.

Origin:
1860–65; counter- + proposition
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Counterproposition has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
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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