countercharm

English

Etymology

From counter- + charm.

Noun

countercharm (plural countercharms)

  1. That which counteracts a charm; a counterspell.
    • 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 11, page 282:
      Just as in Scandinavia the parasitic rowan is deemed a countercharm to sorcery, so in Germany the parasitic mistletoe is still commonly considered a protection against witchcraft.

Translations

Verb

countercharm (third-person singular simple present countercharms, present participle countercharming, simple past and past participle countercharmed)

  1. To destroy the effect of a charm upon.

Anagrams

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