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Noun: counteraction  ,kawn-tu(r)'ak-shun or 'kawn-tu(r),ak-shun
  1. Action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
    "The government's economic policies were a counteraction to the rising inflation";
    - neutralization, neutralisation [Brit]

Derived forms: counteractions

Type of: nullification, override