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Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chèxiāo
"上级下达了撤销原命令的指示。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To revoke an order previously given, especially by issuing a contrary directive.
"The general had to countermand the advance order when reconnaissance revealed heavy enemy reinforcements."
- 1
An order that revokes or contradicts a previous command.
"The captain issued a sharp countermand, halting the crew just as they began lowering the sails."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the early 16th-century Old French word 'contremander', stemming from the Medieval Latin 'contra-' (against) plus 'mandare' (to command or order). Historically evolved within military and legal contexts to denote the formal revocation of a prior command through the issuance of a contrary order.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Countermand"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Countermand" is said worldwide
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contremander
Transliteration: kɔ̃tʁəmɑ̃de
"Le ministre a dû contremander sa décision précédente."
widerrufen
Transliteration: ˈviːdɐˌʁuːfn̩
"Der Befehl wurde vom General widerrufen."
contrordine
Transliteration: kontrorˈdine
"Il comandante ha dato un contrordine immediato."
contracortar
Transliteration: kontrakoɾˈtaɾ
Script: contraorden
"El juez emitió una contraorden para detener la ejecución."
contra-ordem
Transliteration: ˈkõtɾa ˈoɾdẽj
"A diretoria emitiu uma contra-ordem na última hora."
निरस्त करना
Transliteration: nirast karnā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अधिकारी ने पिछले आदेश को निरस्त कर दिया।"
撤销
Transliteration: chèxiāo
Script: 中文汉字
"上级下达了撤销原命令的指示。"
철회하다
Transliteration: cheolhwehada
Script: 한국어 한글
"사령관은 이전 명령을 철회했다."
撤回する
Transliteration: tekkai suru
Script: 日本語
"本部は先ほどの命令を撤回する決定を下した。"
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