Definition
A stand or position taken in opposition to another stand; a counter-position or opposing stance.
Etymology
Combines 'counter-' with 'stand' (from Old English 'standan' meaning to be upright). The compound appears in philosophical and political discourse to describe opposing viewpoints or physical positions of opposition.
Kelly Says
In formal debate, a counterstand isn't just disagreement—it's a fully articulated alternative position with its own logic, which is why professional debaters spend as much time developing counterstands as defending their original positions.
Translations
ARالعربية
مواجهة
muwāja-ha
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধ
pro-ti-ro-dh
CACatalà
oposició
o-po-si-cio
CSČeština
protipostavení
pro-ti-pos-ta-ve-ni
DADansk
modstand
mod-stand
DEDeutsch
Gegenpositionierung
ge-gen-po-zi-tion-i-rung
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπαράθεση
an-ti-pa-ra-the-ti
ESEspañol
contraparada
kon-tra-pa-ra-da
FAفارسی
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
FISuomi
vastustus
va-stu-tus
FRFrançais
contre-positionnement
kon-trə-po-zi-sjɔ̃-mɑ̃
HEעברית
התנגדות
ha-te-ng-gad-ut
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिरोध
prati-ro-dh
HUMagyar
ellenállás
el-len-al-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
penentangan
pe-nen-tan-gan
ITItaliano
controposizione
kon-tro-po-zi-zio-ne
MRMR
प्रतिरोध
prati-ro-dh
MSBahasa Melayu
penentangan
pe-nen-tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
ဆင်းရဲ
shin-ny-e
NLNederlands
tegenstand
te-gen-stand
NONorsk
motstand
mot-stand
PLPolski
przeciwstawienie
przi-wo-stav-ie-nie
PTPortuguês
contraposição
kon-tra-po-si-sao
RORomână
opunere
o-pu-ne-re
RUРусский
противостояние
pro-ti-vo-stoy-a-niye
SVSvenska
motstånd
mot-stån-d
SWKiswahili
pingamizi
ping-a-mi-zi
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு
e-thir-pu
THไทย
ตรงกันข้าม
trong-gan-khan-am
TLTL
pagsalungat
pa-gsa-lung-at
TRTürkçe
karşı duruş
kar-shi du-ru-sh
UKУкраїнська
протистояння
pro-ti-stoy-an-nya
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
đối lập
doi-lap
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la