English edit

Etymology edit

counter- +‎ image

Noun edit

counterimage (plural counterimages)

  1. An image that counters or contradicts another.
    Synonym: counterpicture
    • 2007 January 29, Alan Cowell, “Russia Turns to Spin to Redefine Itself and Reassure the West”, in New York Times[1]:
      So the high-powered Russian delegation of political and business leaders spent part of the past week trying to project a counterimage, buttressed by slabs of statistics to display economic growth and sober stewardship in the service of market freedoms that should not alarm the West.