counterpassion
- noun
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contrapresión
- The counselor explained that his counterpassion towards his friend's disappointment helped him understand his own feelings.
Examples
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The ending of Tirso's drama thus appears to contradict the notion implicit in the concept of counterpassion that violence is of a dual essence: that the sinner Don Juan exhibits a bad violence which must be punished, while the Commander's good violence is to be condoned on the grounds that it reflects the will of God.
Academic text (1990) -
Her feeling of counterpassion made her realize that she needed to let go of her anger towards him.
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Archimede Marni dismisses the duplicity of the Commander's behavior on the grounds of the religious concept of justice as counterpassion, and critics in general ignore the episode of the double damnation.
Academic text (1990) -
Others, like Archimede Marni, dispense with the problem while explaining the Commander's unchristian conduct on the grounds of what they call the Aristotelian-Thomistic concept of counterpassion, a sophisticated rendering of the "eye for an eye" code of justice.
Academic text (1990) -
During the debate, she felt a strong counterpassion, which helped her articulate her opposing views more clearly.
Synonyms
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3.0
A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do
31
6.5
A strong dislike of something or someone
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4.1
A mild feeling of not liking something
3
6.2
A strong feeling of dislike and disgust
1
5.9
A response that cancels a previous action
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Etymology
Counterpassion combines counter- meaning 'against' and passion meaning 'a strong feeling'. So, a counterpassion is a feeling you use to oppose or balance another feeling.