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Learn to pronounce coun·ter·es·pi·o·nage

/ˌkoun(t)ərˈespēəˌnäZH,ˌkoun(t)ərˈespēəˌnäj/
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activities designed to prevent or thwart spying by an enemy.
"the business of counterespionage often ends up with as many questions as answers"

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-ˌe-spē-ə-ˈnäzh; -ə-ˈspē-ə-nij. Synonyms of counterespionage. : the activity concerned with detecting and thwarting enemy espionage.
COUNTER-ESPIONAGE meaning: 1. secret action taken by a country to prevent another country from discovering its military…. Learn more.
Counterespionage definition: the detection and frustration of enemy espionage. . See examples of COUNTERESPIONAGE used in a sentence.
Counterintelligence: Information gathered and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt, or protect against espionage, other intelligence.
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intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals ...
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COUNTERESPIONAGE meaning: the activity of preventing or stopping enemies from spying.
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Counterespionage is the same as counterintelligence. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Copyright © ...
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or counterespionage (counter-espionage) is any activity aimed at protecting an agency's intelligence program from an opposition's intelligence service.
counterespionage, espionage directed toward detecting and thwarting enemy espionage. See intelligence (in government operations).
noun. coun·​ter·​spy ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌspī Synonyms of counterspy. : a spy engaged in counterespionage.