counterespionage

[ koun-ter-es-pee-uh-nahzh, -nij ]
/ ˌkaʊn tərˈɛs pi əˌnɑʒ, -nɪdʒ /

noun

the detection and frustration of enemy espionage.

Origin of counterespionage

First recorded in 1895–1900; counter- + espionage

Words nearby counterespionage

counterculture, countercurrent, countercyclical, counterearth, countereconomy, counterespionage, counterexample, counterextension, counterfactual, counterfeit, counterfoil

Example sentences from the Web for counterespionage

  • Your Society is the most efficient espionage and counterespionage group in history, as far as I know.

    Fifty Per Cent Prophet |Gordon Randall Garrett

  • All thought of functioning in counterespionage against the Russians had moved into the back of his mind.

    Ten From Infinity |Paul W. Fairman

  • One of the counterespionage sections was specialized and had only a responsibility for eliminating underground organizations.

    Area Handbook for Albania |Eugene K. Keefe

  • They don't bother much with counterespionage, here, but they don't fool when it comes to countersabotage.

    Day of the Moron |Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for counterespionage

counterespionage
/ (ˌkaʊntərˈɛspɪəˌnɑːʒ) /

noun

activities designed to detect and counteract enemy espionage