countergesture

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

counter- +‎ gesture

Noun[edit]

countergesture (plural countergestures)

  1. A gesture made in response to another gesture.
    • 1997, Stanley I. Greenspan, Developmentally based psychotherapy:
      Over time, he helps the patient see that his own gestures are met with countergestures which have a different quality and tone to them.
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