konterkarieren

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French contrecarrer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔntəʁkaˈʁiːʁən/,
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Verb

konterkarieren (weak, third-person singular present konterkariert, past tense konterkarierte, past participle konterkariert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (formal) to thwart
    Synonyms: hintertreiben, durchkreuzen
    • 2020 September 17, Fritz Göttler, “Das unverlangte Geschenk der Evolution”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung:
      Seht also, heißt es immer wieder in diesem Buch, eine Aufforderung, eine Formel, mit der der Erzähler jede der kleinen Geschichten beendet, mit denen er die große Geschichte, um die es hier geht, unterbricht, reflektiert, konterkariert.
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