counterstandn.
Etymology: Formed in imitation of Italian contrasto: compare counter-stand v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounterˌstand.
1870 H. W. Longfellow tr. Dante vii. 85 Your knowledge has no counterstand against her.
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