counternarrative means A narrative that goes against another narrative. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
COUNTERNARRATIVE — [Noun] A narrative that challenges, opposes, or provides an alternative to a dominant or established account. From the prefix counter- (meaning "against" or "opposite") + narrative (from the Latin narrare, "to tell, relate, recount"). Unlike a neutral chronicle or a logical refutation, a counternarrative weaponizes story to construct a rival architecture of meaning. It is the faded family album contradicting the state-sanctioned textbook, the folk song preserving a defeat the victors erased, or the patient testimony that unravels a prosecutor's tidy story—a testament that every telling is a choice, and for every selection, there remains a potent residue.
noun
- A narrative that goes against another narrative.“To our great dismay, what we find is that in important sectors of the American press a disturbing counternarrative is emerging: That perhaps this election wasn’t a fraud after all.”