🇬🇧 Countermeasure meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A countermeasure is a strategy or action implemented to counteract or mitigate a threat, problem, or undesirable situation. It is designed to reduce the impact or prevent the occurrence of something harmful or unwanted.

My countermeasure against Dad's terrible singing in the car was wearing noise-canceling headphones.

Mom’s countermeasure for my messy room was a new rule: If I can't see the floor, I can't see my phone.

I set an alarm as a countermeasure against oversleeping, but then I used a pillow as a countermeasure against the alarm.

My little brother's countermeasure against bedtime was pretending to brush his teeth for 20 minutes.

The best countermeasure against Monday mornings would be to replace them with a second Sunday.

A sudden crack split the playground beam. A woman ran, lifted a child, and used a rope as a countermeasure. She wedged a board as a countermeasure, tied the beam as a countermeasure, and pushed the swing away as a countermeasure. Each countermeasure held. The child snuggled, the woman exhaled, and the park grew quiet.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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