counterstatement
noun
coun·ter·state·ment
| \ ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈstāt-mənt
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variants:
or counter-statement
plural counterstatements
or counter-statements
Definition of counterstatement
: a statement opposing or denying another statement
The crisis demanded a response from the church—a counterstatement affirming what the church always held to be true.— Matthew L. Petillo
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