counterspell
verbEtymology From counter- + spell.
1
To cast a counterspell against.
counterspell
nounEtymology From counter- + spell.
1
A magic spell that deflects or reverses the effects of some other spell.
- The simplest action was fraught with danger, and could only be accomplished with the aid of talismans and counter-spells[.]1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 22:
- Minor accidents had convinced the correspondent that the witch's spell was working on her and she demanded a counter-spell from Simpkins against the ill-wisher.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 69: