countermeasures

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noun

Any action taken to counteract or correct another.“We fear that this will be the beginning of a negative development of measures and countermeasures, at the end of which there will be no winner CNN-money, Why President Trump's obsession with German cars is misplaced, Jackie Wattles and Charles Riley, May 31, 2018”
(chiefly in the plural) Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.

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Synonyms

confrontations counter-attacks counterattacks measures ones response responses steps counteractive counteraction countersurveillance counteroffensives counterfire counterplay countervails counterattack

Associated

chaff ecm countermeasure jammer mcm decoy flares jamming homing radiological flare pandemic

Rhymes

measures treasures security measures pleasures

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