Countermand — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command

cancel officially

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚmˌænd/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʊntəmˌand/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʊntəmˌand/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚmˌænd/.

Examples

He revoked the ban on smoking
lift an embargo
vacate a death sentence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

revoke rescind vacate annul overturn reverse repeal lift

Parts of Speech

noun	a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
verb	cancel officially “He revoked the ban on smoking”

Word Forms

countermand	verb	cancel officially
revocation	noun	the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done
annulment	noun	the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
countermand	noun	a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
reversible	adjective	capable of being reversed
reverse	noun	a relation of direct opposition
reversal	noun	a decision to reverse an earlier decision
repeal	noun	the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
recission	noun	(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
rescission	noun	(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
vacation	noun	the act of making something legally void

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Widerruf

ein gegenteiliger Befehl, der einen vorherigen Befehl abbricht oder umkehrt

🇫🇷French

annuler

une commande contraire annulant ou inversant une commande précédente

🇪🇸Spanish

contraorden

un comando contrario que cancela o revierte un comando anterior

🇮🇹Italian

contrordine

un comando contrario annulla o inverte un comando precedente

🇳🇱Dutch

tegenbevel

een tegengesteld commando dat een eerder commando annuleert of ongedaan maakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

contra-ordem

um comando contrário cancelando ou revertendo um comando anterior

🇷🇺Russian

отменить приказ

противоположная команда, отменяющая или обращающая предыдущую команду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिवाद

पिछले आदेश को रद्द करने या उलटने वाला विपरीत आदेश

🇧🇩Bengali

কাউন্টারম্যান্ড

একটি বিপরীত কমান্ড বাতিল বা পূর্ববর্তী কমান্ড বিপরীত

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்முனை

முந்தைய கட்டளையை ரத்து செய்யும் அல்லது மாற்றியமைக்கும் ஒரு எதிர் கட்டளை

🇮🇳Telugu

కౌంటర్మాండ్

విరుద్ధమైన కమాండ్ మునుపటి ఆదేశాన్ని రద్దు చేయడం లేదా రివర్స్ చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

काउंटरमांड

मागील आदेश रद्द किंवा उलट करणारी विरुद्ध कमांड

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિક્રમણ

અગાઉના આદેશને રદ અથવા ઉલટાવીને વિપરીત આદેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೌಂಟರ್ಮ್ಯಾಂಡ್

ವ್ಯತಿರಿಕ್ತ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯು ಹಿಂದಿನ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ರದ್ದುಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൗണ്ടർമാൻഡ്

മുമ്പത്തെ ഒരു കമാൻഡ് റദ്ദാക്കുന്നതോ തിരിച്ചെടുക്കുന്നതോ ആയ ഒരു വിപരീത കമാൻഡ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ

ਪਿਛਲੀ ਕਮਾਂਡ ਨੂੰ ਰੱਦ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਉਲਟਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਇੱਕ ਉਲਟ ਕਮਾਂਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوابی کارروائی

ایک متضاد کمانڈ جو پچھلی کمانڈ کو منسوخ یا تبدیل کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反要求

相反的命令取消或逆转先前的命令

🇯🇵Japanese

取り消し

逆のコマンドは、前のコマンドをキャンセルまたは取り消します。

🇰🇷Korean

반론

이전 명령을 취소하거나 되돌리는 반대 명령

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lệnh phản đối

một lệnh trái ngược hủy bỏ hoặc đảo ngược lệnh trước đó

🇮🇩Indonesian

membatalkan perintah

perintah sebaliknya membatalkan atau membalikkan perintah sebelumnya

🇲🇾Malay

arahan balas

perintah bertentangan membatalkan atau membalikkan perintah sebelumnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضاد

أمر مخالف يلغي أو يعكس أمرا سابقا

🇮🇷Persian

متقابل

یک دستور مخالف که یک فرمان قبلی را لغو یا معکوس می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

karşı emir

önceki bir komutu iptal eden veya tersine çeviren aksi bir komut

🇮🇱Hebrew

נגד

פקודה מנוגדת לביטול או ביטול פקודה קודמת

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