Definition of Counterquestion

1. Noun. A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Counterquestion

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterquestion

counterprotester
counterprotesters
counterprotests
counterprove
counterproved
counterproves
counterproving
counterpulsation
counterpunch
counterpunched
counterpuncher
counterpunchers
counterpunches
counterpunching
counterpuncture
counterquestion
counterquestions
counterraid
counterraids
counterrallied
counterrallies
counterrally
counterrallying
counterreaction
counterreactions
counterreceptor
counterreceptors
counterreform
counterreformation
counterreformer

Literary usage of Counterquestion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"I think my counterquestion, HPD must permit me to say, perfectly relevant, and to hit the nail point-blank; and I will conclude with asking, ..."

2. The Gospel of Matthew: An Exposition by Charles Rosenbury Erdman (1920)
"Now Jesus proposes a counterquestion; it embodies the supreme problem in the sphere of philosophy and religion. The question concerns the person of Christ; ..."

3. The Gospel According to St. Mark, with Maps, Notes and Introduction by George Frederick Maclear (1892)
"in the composition of St Mark's Gospel, xviii Pharisees, their hostility to опт Lord, 70; attempt to ensnare Him, 154; His counterquestion to, 158 Philip, ..."

4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"I think my counterquestion, HPD must permit me to say, perfectly relevant, and to hit the nail point-blank; and I will conclude with asking, ..."

5. The Gospel of Matthew: An Exposition by Charles Rosenbury Erdman (1920)
"Now Jesus proposes a counterquestion; it embodies the supreme problem in the sphere of philosophy and religion. The question concerns the person of Christ; ..."

6. The Gospel According to St. Mark, with Maps, Notes and Introduction by George Frederick Maclear (1892)
"in the composition of St Mark's Gospel, xviii Pharisees, their hostility to опт Lord, 70; attempt to ensnare Him, 154; His counterquestion to, 158 Philip, ..."

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