counterstatement.

A statement made in response to or opposition to another statement.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• issue a counterstatement
• formal counterstatement

On the page

The organization issued a counterstatement addressing the specific allegation.

The formal counterstatement denied the chronology but did not supply the missing records.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Singular counterstatement; plural counterstatements. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: counterevidence assessment, argument critique, qualified assertion, formal disagreement. Disciplines: argumentation, research interpretation, social analysis. Commonness: uncommon.