counterspell

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

counter- +‎ spell

Noun[edit]

counterspell (plural counterspells)

  1. A magic spell that reverses the effects of some other previous spell.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 22:
      The simplest action was fraught with danger, and could only be accomplished with the aid of talismans and counter-spells[.]

Verb[edit]

counterspell (third-person singular simple present counterspells, present participle counterspelling, simple past and past participle counterspelled)

  1. (transitive) To cast a counterspell against.