Counterespionage

/ˌkaʊntərˈɛspɪənɑːʒ/ noun

Definition

Activities and operations designed to detect, prevent, and stop spying or intelligence gathering by enemy agents or foreign nations.

Etymology

From counter- (meaning 'against') + espionage (from French, meaning 'spying'). The term emerged in the early 20th century during international tensions when nations needed defensive strategies against enemy intelligence operations.

Kelly Says

During the Cold War, counterespionage operations became so sophisticated that the CIA and KGB created elaborate double-agent schemes where spies pretended to work for both sides—some agents didn't even know which country was really paying them!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተቃራኒ የዕረፍት ባለሙያ
təkʷa-rani ye-ʿərɛft ba-le-mu-ya
ARالعربية
مكافحة التجسس
mukāfahah al-tajassus
BNবাংলা
বিরোধী গোয়েন্দা
bi-ro-dhi go-yen-da
CACatalà
contraintel·ligència
kɔn-trayn-te-li-jen-si-a
CSČeština
protišpionáž
pro-tɪʃpi.oˈnaːʃ
DADansk
modspionage
moðˈspi̯oˀnɑˀj
DEDeutsch
Gegenspionage
ɡeːɡn̩ʃpi̯oˈnaːʒə
ELΕλληνικά
αντι κατασκοπευτική
an-ti ka-tas-ko-pef-ti-ki
ESEspañol
contrainteligencia
kon-trayn-te-li-hen-si-a
FAفارسی
جاسوسی مقابله
jāsūsī moqābeleh
FISuomi
vastavakoilu
vɑstɑvɑkoi̯lu
FRFrançais
contre-espionnage
kɔ̃tʁɛspjɔnaʒ
GUGU
વિરોધી ગુપ્તચર
vi-ro-dhi gup-ta-cha-r
HAHA
karewa da bayani
ka-re-wa da ba-ya-ni
HEעברית
נגד מודיעין
neged mu-de-yin
HIहिन्दी
विरोधी गुप्तचर
virodhi gup-ta-cha-r
HUMagyar
ellenspionázás
ɛlːɛnʃpi.oˈnaːʒaːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
kontra intelijen
kɔn-tra in-te-li-jen
IGIG
mgbochi ndi isi
m-gbo-chi n-di i-si
ITItaliano
controspionaggio
kon-tro-spyo-ˈnaddʒo
JA日本語
反諜報
han-chōhō
KKKK
қарсы барлау
qarsɯ bar-lau
KMKM
ប្រឆាំងចារក
prachan-chak
KO한국어
대간첩
dae-gan-cheop
MRMR
विरोधी गुप्तहेर
vi-ro-dhi gup-ta-he-r
MSBahasa Melayu
perisikan balas
pɛ-ris-i-kan ba-las
MYမြန်မာ
တုံ့ပြန်လုံခြုံရေး
toʊn-pran-loun-khyon-re
NLNederlands
tegeninlichtingendienst
te-gen-in-li-χtɪŋən-dinst
NONorsk
motspionasje
moːtspi̯oˈnɑːʃə
PAPA
ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਗੁਪਤਚਰ
vi-ro-dhi gup-ta-cha-r
PLPolski
kontrwywiad
kɔntrˈvɨvjad
PTPortuguês
contrainteligência
kõtʁɐĩtɛliˈʒɛ̃siɐ
RORomână
contraspionaj
kon-tras-pi-o-naj
RUРусский
контрразведка
kɐntrɐzˈvʲɛdkə
SVSvenska
motspionage
mɔtːspɪaˈnɑːʒ
SWKiswahili
vita vya usiri
vi-ta vya u-si-ri
TAதமிழ்
எதிர் உளவு
e-thi-r u-la-vu
TEతెలుగు
వ్యతిరేక గూఢచారం
vyati-rē-ka gu-dha-cha-ran
THไทย
การขัดขวางการลอบสอด
kān kʰàt kʰwāng kān lòp sòt
TLTL
kontrainteligensya
kɔn-trayn-te-li-hen-si-ya
TRTürkçe
karşı casusluk
kar-şı dʒa-sus-luk
UKУкраїнська
контррозвідка
kɔntrɐzˈvʲidkɐ
URاردو
مخالف خفیہ کار
mukhālif khafīya kār
VITiếng Việt
phản gián điệp
fa-n gi-an đi-ệp
YOYO
ìgbọ́n tó ṣe àṣẹ
i-gbo-n to sh-e a-se
ZH中文
反间谍
fǎn jiàn dié
ZUZU
ukwehlisa ukuthakazela
u-kwe-hli-sa u-ku-tha-ka-ze-la

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