English → Latin
“counteraction” in Latin
cōnsiliumplan, intention, design, purpose; counsel, advice; determination, resolve, resolutionresistōto stand back, remain standing somewhere; stand still, halt, stop, stay; remain, continue; to rise or stand up again; to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
counteraction
*vis contraria (force, acting in the opposed to direction).
Purpose, act, etc., of resisting: circumlocution. My plans for the counteraction of anybody’s designs, consilia, quibus alicui restiti (Cic., 2 de Orat., 48), or alicui resisto, resistam, etc. (according to the time meant).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for counteraction?
- The usual Latin words for “counteraction” are cōnsilium, resistō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.