noun
counterintelligence
Counterintelligence (noun) means Activities aimed at detecting and stopping enemy spying or intelligence operations. Example: “The agency's counterintelligence division tracked the foreign spy for months.”
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Activities aimed at detecting and stopping enemy spying or intelligence operations.
"The agency's counterintelligence division tracked the foreign spy for months."
How to use counterintelligence
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEfforts to catch and stop enemy spies rather than gather intelligence on them.
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Word forms
- Plural
- counterintelligences
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The agency's _____ division tracked the foreign spy for months.
Etymology
From counter- + intelligence.
Rhymes for counterintelligence
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What does “counterintelligence” mean?
The word “counterintelligence” means activities aimed at detecting and stopping enemy spying or intelligence operations. In plain terms, efforts to catch and stop enemy spies rather than gather intelligence on them.
How do you use “counterintelligence” in a sentence?
Here is “counterintelligence” used in a sentence: “The agency's counterintelligence division tracked the foreign spy for months.”
What part of speech is “counterintelligence”?
“Counterintelligence” is a noun.
What is the meaning of counterintelligence?
"counterintelligence" (noun) means activities aimed at detecting and stopping enemy spying or intelligence operations.
