Counterplot (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a plot directed against another plot.
  2. a secondary theme in a play or other literary work, used as a contrast to or variation of the main theme.
verb (used without object), coun·ter·plot·ted, coun·ter·plot·ting.
  1. to devise a counterplot.
verb (used with object), coun·ter·plot·ted, coun·ter·plot·ting.
  1. to plot against (a plot or plotter).
noun
  1. a plot designed to frustrate another plot
verb -plots, -plotting or -plotted
  1. to oppose with a counterplot
  2. to devise or carry out a counterplot
Counterplot (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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