Definition
To write in response to or in opposition to something another person has written; to respond with written rebuttal.
Etymology
From counter- + write. A literary term that emerged to describe the practice of writing responses, rebuttals, or opposing arguments in written form.
Kelly Says
When authors write responses to critics or rival authors write competing versions of a story, they're counterwriting—it's how intellectual debates happened before social media, through published articles and books.
Translations
ARالعربية
إعادة الكتابة
i-a-da-a al-kitaba
BNবাংলা
পুনঃলিখ
pu-n-h-likh
CACatalà
re-escriure
re-es-kri-u-re
CSČeština
přepsat
pre-s-at
DADansk
omskrive
om-skri-ve
DEDeutsch
entgegensetzen
ent-gegen-set-zen
ELΕλληνικά
μεταγραφή
me-ta-gra-fi
ESEspañol
contraescribir
kon-tra-es-kri-bir
FAفارسی
تکرار نوشتن
tak-kar no-v-shen
FISuomi
kääntää uudelleen
kääntää u-u-del-leen
FRFrançais
réécrire
re-e-kree-r
HEעברית
לכתוב מחדש
le-khot-v ma-chad-sh
HIहिन्दी
पुनः लिखना
pu-na-h likh-na
HUMagyar
újraírni
u-jra-ir-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menulis ulang
men-u-lis u-lang
ITItaliano
riscrivere
ri-s-kri-ve-re
KKKK
қайта жазу
kay-ta ja-zu
KO한국어
반대 쓰기
ban-dae t-se-gi
MRMR
पुन्हा लिहायचे
pun-ha li-ha-y-che
MSBahasa Melayu
tulis semula
tu-lis se-mula
NLNederlands
hereschrijven
her-es-chrei-ven
NONorsk
omskrive
om-skri-ve
PLPolski
przepisywać
pre-zi-sy-wa-ty
PTPortuguês
reescrever
re-es-kre-ver
RORomână
rescrie
re-s-crie
RUРусский
переписать
pe-re-pi-sat
SVSvenska
omskriva
om-skri-va
SWKiswahili
andika upya
an-di-ka u-pya
TAதமிழ்
புதுப்பதிவு
pu-thu-pat-hi-vu
TEతెలుగు
పునఃరాయించు
pu-na-h ra-ya-n-chu
THไทย
เขียนใหม่
khian mai
TLTL
muling isulat
mu-ling i-su-lat
TRTürkçe
tekrar yazmak
te-kar yaz-mak
UKУкраїнська
переписати
pe-re-pi-sat-y
URاردو
اپنے لکھنا
a-pne likh-na
VITiếng Việt
viết lại
vye-t lai