counter-image
noun
(alsocounterimage)uk/ˈkaʊn.tərˌɪm.ɪdʒ/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌɪm.ɪdʒ/anideaabout what something or someone is like that is different from the mostusualone:
Suchcaricaturesprovidedaprofoundlynegativecounter-image to thepositivepictureof anorderlyandenlightenedculture.
- For everyimageof thefestival, anunderminingcounterimagelurksin thedarkness.
- Itpresentsa semi-anarchic counter-image of theEnglishpublic-schoolsystem.
- Sheprovideda counter-image to theemergentchallengeoffeminism.
- I'minterestedincreatingabalanceandshowingsome counter-images.
Conditions and characteristics
- -ance
- -ancy
- -ibility
- ability
- age
- ambience
- appearance
- character
- hood
- humanity
- in
- in the shape ofsomethingidiom
- presentation
- respect
- shape
- trappings
- unaffiliated
- undercurrent
- undertone
- vibe