• (n.) An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which two persons front each other. • (n.) A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
Coun'ter·view` noun 1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which two persons front each other. « Within the gates of hell sat Death and Sin, In counterview . Milton » « M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his preface and ...
an opposing or contrasting opinion.