Definition
A boastful response or claim made in opposition to someone else's boasting or arrogant statement.
Etymology
From 'counter-' (opposite, in response) and 'vaunt' (to boast), from Old French 'vanter.' The word combines opposing and bragging into a single concept of competitive boasting.
Kelly Says
Shakespeare loved countervaunt moments in his plays—characters hurling insults and brags back and forth like verbal sword-fighting, which audiences found absolutely thrilling.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُخالفة
mu-kha-la-fa
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধ
pro-ti-rodh
CACatalà
contravaunt
kon-tra-vau-nt
CSČeština
protiargument
pro-ti-ar-gu-ment
DEDeutsch
Gegenbehauptung
ge-gen-be-hau-tung
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπαράθεση
an-ti-pa-ra-the-si
ESEspañol
contravanagloria
kon-tra-va-na-glo-ri-a
FAفارسی
مخالفت
mo-kha-la-fat
FISuomi
vastustus
va-stu-tus
FRFrançais
contre-vaunt
kɔ̃tʁə-vɔ̃
HEעברית
תגובה נגדית
te-gu-va ne-ga-dit
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिवाद
pri-ti-vaad
HUMagyar
ellenőrzés
el-len-ő-rzés
IDBahasa Indonesia
menentang
men-ten-tang
ITItaliano
controvanto
kon-tro-van-to
KKKK
қарсы әрекет
qarsy a-re-ket
MSBahasa Melayu
menentang
men-ten-tang
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
tegenspreken
te-gen-spre-ken
NONorsk
imøtegå
i-mø-te-gå
PLPolski
przeciwstawienie
przi-tiw-staw-ie-nie
PTPortuguês
contravanagloria
kon-tra-va-na-glo-ri-a
RORomână
contrazicere
kon-tra-zi-ce-re
RUРусский
противодействие
pro-tiv-o-de-y-st-vi-ye
SVSvenska
motbragd
mot-bragd
SWKiswahili
upinzani
u-pin-za-ni
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு
e-thir-pu
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధ చర్య
vi-rud-dha cha-ri
TLTL
pagtatapat
pa-g-ta-ta-pat
TRTürkçe
karşı çıkış
kar-şı çi-kiş
UKУкраїнська
протидія
pro-ti-di-ya
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
phản đối
phan doi