counterspell

English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ spell.

Noun

counterspell (plural counterspells)

  1. A magic spell that reverses the effects of some other previous spell.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 22:
      The simplest action was fraught with danger, and could only be accomplished with the aid of talismans and counter-spells[.]
    • 1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 69:
      Minor accidents had convinced the correspondent that the witch's spell was working on her and she demanded a counter-spell from Simpkins against the ill-wisher.

Verb

counterspell (third-person singular simple present counterspells, present participle counterspelling, simple past and past participle counterspelled)

  1. (transitive) To cast a counterspell against.
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