counterintelligence

🇬🇧 UK/'kaʊntərɪn,telɪdʒəns/🇺🇸 US/'kauntәrin,telidʒәns/
C2

Definitions

n.

Activities aimed at detecting and preventing espionage, sabotage, or subversion by hostile intelligence services

反情报;反间谍活动

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
counteragainst, in return
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innot, opposite of
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tellroot
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iconnector
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gencesuffix
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The agency's counterintelligence unit works to prevent foreign espionage.

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