counterattraction

/ˌkaʊntəɹəˈtɹakʃən/ noun

Something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference.

Word Origin Attraction is from Latin 'ad-' 'to' + 'tract-' 'draw' (from 'trahere' 'to pull'). Counterattraction is something that draws in the opposite direction, a rival attraction. The root 'trahere' gives us a huge family: tractor, extract, contract, distract, and many more. So counterattraction is literally 'against-drawing'.

noun Something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference. countable

The new shopping mall became a counterattraction, drawing customers away from the old market.

(名词) 抗衡吸引力;竞争吸引力

新购物中心成为了一个竞争性吸引力,将顾客从旧市场吸引走了。

(sustantivo) Algo que compite por la atención de una persona o cosa en competencia con otra cosa; un rival por la preferencia.

El nuevo centro comercial se convirtió en una contraatracción, alejando clientes del viejo mercado.

(nom) contre-attraction; rival; concurrent [ce qui fait concurrence à autre chose pour attirer l'attention ; rival en matière de préférence.]

Le nouveau centre commercial est devenu une contre-attraction, détournant les clients du vieux marché.

(Substantiv) Gegenattraktion; Konkurrenzattraktion [Etwas, das mit einer anderen Sache um die Aufmerksamkeit oder Bevorzugung einer Person oder Sache konkurriert.]

Das neue Einkaufszentrum wurde zur **counterattraction** und zog Kunden vom alten Markt ab.

(名詞) 他のものと競合して人の注意や関心を奪い合おうとするもの。好みの対象を巡るライバル。

新しいショッピングモールが対抗する魅力となり、古い市場から顧客を引き寄せた。

(substantivo) concorrente; rival; competidor; contra-atração [Algo que disputa a atenção de uma pessoa ou coisa em competição com outra coisa; um rival por preferência.]

O novo shopping center se tornou uma contra-atração, desviando clientes do mercado antigo.

Word parts: counter + attract + ion

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