countersignal

== English == === Etymology === From counter- +‎ signal. === Noun === countersignal (plural countersignals) A signal produced in response to another signal. === Verb === countersignal (third-person singular simple present countersignals, present participle (US) countersignaling or (UK) countersignalling, simple past and past participle (US) countersignaled or (UK) countersignalled) (intransitive, sociology) To send a false or misleading signal. To send a contrasting signal. (transitive) To signal opposition to (someone or something); distance oneself from; disassociate. === Further reading === countersignaling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia