Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
counterplot. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
counterplot, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
counterplot in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
counterplot you have here. The definition of the word
counterplot will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
counterplot, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From counter- + plot.
Pronunciation
Noun
counterplot (plural counterplots)
- A plot made in opposition to another; a counterploy.
Hypernyms
Translations
plot made in opposition to another
Verb
counterplot (third-person singular simple present counterplots, present participle counterplotting, simple past and past participle counterplotted)
- (intransitive, transitive) To form a plot or plan in opposition to the actions of another.
1832, Thomas De Quincey, Klosterheim Or, the Masque:Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been counterplotted.
1749, Henry Fielding, chapter VI, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A Millar, , →OCLC, book V:[…] for while art made him more than ever reserved to Sophia, and forbad him to address any of his discourse to her, nay, to avoid meeting her eyes, with the utmost caution; nature was no less busy in counterplotting him.
Derived terms
Translations