counterprogramming

Psychological programming carried out to combat the effects of earlier programming.

Noun

  1. Psychological programming carried out to combat the effects of earlier programming.

    Synonyms: deprogramming

  2. The deliberate scheduling of shows of a different kind from rival channels at the same time.
    • Trump, meanwhile, has been throwing out different ideas for his own counterprogramming during the debate, the sources say, including sitting down with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and calling into the different...

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English programming English counterprogramming From counter- + programming.