Definition
A charm, spell, or action that is meant to oppose or neutralize another charm or spell.
Etymology
From counter- (against) + charm. Charm comes from Old French charme, derived from Latin carmen, meaning 'song' or 'incantation,' and originally referred to magical spells or enchantments.
Kelly Says
The idea of countercharms appears in folklore across cultures—from witch doctors using protective spells against curses to modern psychology using positive affirmations to counter negative self-talk.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንተን አይደለም
an-ten ay-de-lem
ARالعربية
مُخالفة سحر
mukha-la-fa sa-har
BNবাংলা
বিরোধী জাদু
bi-ro-dhi ja-du
CACatalà
contra-encant
kon-tra-en-kant
CSČeština
protivouz
pro-ti-vouz
DADansk
modforhek
mod-for-he-k
DEDeutsch
Gegenzauber
Ge-gen-za-u-ber
ELΕλληνικά
αντιμαγεια
an-ti-ma-ge-ia
ESEspañol
contra-encanto
kon-tra-en-kan-to
FAفارسی
ضد جادو
pid ja-doo
FISuomi
vastakylmä
va-sta-kylmä
FRFrançais
contre-enchantement
kon-tre-an-sha-te-man
HEעברית
נגד קסם
negad kasam
HIहिन्दी
विषम जादू
vi-sham ja-doo
HUMagyar
ellenszer
el-len-szer
IDBahasa Indonesia
penangkal sihir
pe-nan-gal si-hir
ITItaliano
controincantesimo
kon-tro-in-kan-te-si-mo
MRMR
प्रतिवाद
pra-ti-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
penangkal sihir
pe-nan-gal si-hir
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည်ကြောင့်
pyan-li-kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
tegenspreuk
te-gen-spreuk
NONorsk
mottrykk
mot-trykk
PLPolski
przeciwczary
przi-ti-v-tchary
PTPortuguês
contra-feitiço
kon-tra-fay-ti-so
RORomână
contra-vrăjitorie
kon-tra-v-ră-jito-rie
RUРусский
противоколдовство
pro-ti-vo-kol-do-v-st-vo
SVSvenska
motbort
mot-bo-rt
SWKiswahili
kuzima
koo-zi-ma
TAதமிழ்
மாயை எதிர்த்தல்
ma-ya-i e-thi-r-thal
TEతెలుగు
చల్లగా
cha-lla-ga
THไทย
ป้องกันคาถา
pong-kan ka-ta
TLTL
pagtatawan
pag-ta-ta-wan
TRTürkçe
karşılık büyü
kar-şılık bü-yü
UKУкраїнська
протичарівництво
pro-ti-cha-riv-ni-t-stvo
URاردو
مخالفت جادو
makh-al-fat ja-doo
VITiếng Việt
phản bùa
phan bua