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counterattraction

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Opposite attraction; an attraction opposite and equal, according to the law of action and reaction; attraction of an opposite kind or in an opposite direction.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a rival attraction.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a rival attraction

Etymologies

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counter- + attraction

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Examples

  • Henchard left the house with a ton of conjecture, though without a grain of proof, that the counterattraction was

    The Mayor of Casterbridge 1887

  • Henchard left the house with a ton of conjecture, though without a grain of proof, that the counterattraction was Farfrae; and therefore he would not make up his mind.

    The Mayor of Casterbridge Thomas Hardy 1884

  • There was a counterattraction overcoming the constraining love of their Lord.

    Sermons. [Vol. I.] 1808-1892 1843

  • No deal is expected until 2012 at the earliest so the theme will be the counterattraction to independence, and will occupy what had been up to now a clear field for the SNP.

    Slugger O'Toole 2009

  • No deal is expected until 2012 at the earliest so the theme will be the counterattraction to independence, and will occupy what had been up to now a clear field for the SNP.

    Slugger O'Toole 2009

  • No deal is expected until 2012 at the earliest so the theme will be the counterattraction to independence, and will occupy what had been up to now a clear field for the SNP.

    Slugger O'Toole Eamonn Mallie 2009

  • No deal is expected until 2012 at the earliest so the theme will be the counterattraction to independence, and will occupy what had been up to now a clear field for the SNP.

    Slugger O'Toole mick.fealty@gmail.com 2009

  • No deal is expected until 2012 at the earliest so the theme will be the counterattraction to independence, and will occupy what had been up to now a clear field for the SNP.

    Slugger O'Toole 2009

  • No deal is expected until 2012 at the earliest so the theme will be the counterattraction to independence, and will occupy what had been up to now a clear field for the SNP.

    Slugger O'Toole 2009

  • No deal is expected until 2012 at the earliest so the theme will be the counterattraction to independence, and will occupy what had been up to now a clear field for the SNP.

    Slugger O'Toole Paschal.Donohoe@oireachtas.ie 2009

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