Counterstratagem

/ˈkaʊntərˌstrætədʒəm/ noun

Definition

A trick, deception, or cunning plan made in response to or opposition to another stratagem.

Etymology

From 'counter-' plus 'stratagem,' which comes from Greek 'strategema' (military trick), from 'strategos' (general). Emerges in military and strategic terminology to describe tactical responses to enemy deceptions.

Kelly Says

Military history is essentially a series of counterstrategems—when the enemy develops a new tactic, successful armies develop a counterstratagem, creating an endless cycle that sometimes takes decades to resolve, like how the tank was countered by anti-tank weapons.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አን Tagen መንግሥት
an-ta-gen men-gis-t
ARالعربية
استراتيجية معاكسة
is-tira-te-ji-ya mu-a-ka-sa
BNবাংলা
প্রতি-পরিকল্পনা
pra-ti-pa-ri-kal-pa-na
CACatalà
contraestratègia
kon-tra-es-tra-te-gia
CSČeština
protistrategie
pro-ti-stra-te-gie
DADansk
modstrategi
mod-stra-te-gi
DEDeutsch
Gegenstrategie
ge-gen-stra-te-gi-e
ELΕλληνικά
αντι-στρατηγία
an-ti-stra-te-gia
ESEspañol
contraestrategia
kon-tra-es-tra-te-jia
FAفارسی
استراتژی مخالفت
is-tra-te-ji makhal-fat
FISuomi
vastustrategia
va-stu-stra-te-gia
FRFrançais
contre-stratagem
kon-tr-e-stra-ta-jem
GUGU
પ્રતિસ્થાપન
pra-ti-stha-pan
HAHA
karshe
kar-she
HEעברית
אסטרטגיה נגדית
as-tra-te-gia ne-ga-dit
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-रणनीति
pra-ti-ra-ne-eti
HUMagyar
ellenstratégiák
el-len-stra-te-gia-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
penentang strategi
pen-ten-tang stra-te-gi
IGIG
ncheta
n-che-ta
ITItaliano
controstrategia
kon-tro-stra-te-gia
JA日本語
反策
han-sa-ku
KKKK
қарсы мемлекет
qar-sy mem-lek-et
KMKM
ប្រឆាំងរដ្ឋ
bra-chaam rong-rot
KO한국어
대응 전략
dae-ung jeon-lyeok
MRMR
प्रति-रणनीती
pra-ti-ra-ne-eti
MSBahasa Melayu
strategi lawan
stra-te-gi la-wan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် တည်ဆောက်
pyan-li-ti-sa-kauk
NLNederlands
tegenstrategie
te-gen-stra-te-gie
NONorsk
motstrategi
mot-stra-te-gi
PAPA
ਉਪਰ-ਰਾਜ
u-par-raaj
PLPolski
przeciwstrategia
przeciw-stra-te-gia
PTPortuguês
contraestratégia
kon-tra-es-tra-te-gia
RORomână
contrastrategie
kon-tra-stra-te-gie
RUРусский
противостратегия
pro-ti-vo-stra-te-gi-ya
SVSvenska
motstrategi
mot-stra-te-gi
SWKiswahili
strateji ya kupinga
stra-te-ji ya ku-pin-ga
TAதமிழ்
எதிர் திட்டம்
e-thir thi-tta-m
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధ రణनीతి
vi-ru-ddha ra-ne-e-ti
THไทย
ยุทธศาสตร์ป้องกัน
yu-th-tha-sat pha-ong-kan
TLTL
pagsalungat na estratehiya
pa-gsa-lung-at na es-tra-te-hiya
TRTürkçe
karşı strateji
kar-şı stra-te-ji
UKУкраїнська
протистратегія
pro-ti-stra-te-gi-ya
URاردو
مخالفة استراتجى
makhlaf is-tra-te-ji
VITiếng Việt
chiến lược đối kháng
chien-luoc doi-khang
YOYO
agbàgbà
ag-ba-g-ba
ZH中文
反策略
fǎn-ce-lü
ZUZU
isixazulu
i-si-xa-zu-lu

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