Associations to the word «Counterplot»

Wiktionary

COUNTERPLOT, noun. A plot made in opposition to another; a counterploy.
COUNTERPLOT, verb. (intransitive) (transitive) To form a plot or plan in opposition to the actions of another.

Dictionary definition

COUNTERPLOT, noun. A plot intended to subvert another plot.
COUNTERPLOT, verb. Make a plot in response to another plot.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats