Home › Words › C › counterstimulationcounterstimulationcounterstimulation means stimulation in an opposite manner or direction.EtymologyFrom counter- + stimulation.nounStimulation in an opposite manner or direction.Any treatment for pain based on distraction.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.counterstimulate 92% match — To stimulate in an opposite manner or direction. vs counterstimulation →counterstimulus 76% match — Any stimulus that causes counterstimulation vs counterstimulation →counterstimulatory 73% match — Relating to counterstimulation vs counterstimulation →contrastimulation 73% match — Synonym of counterstimulation. vs counterstimulation →contrastimulant 67% match — Any substance that counteracts a stimulant. vs counterstimulation →superstimulation 67% match — Excessive stimulation. vs counterstimulation →overstimulation 65% match — Excessive stimulation. vs counterstimulation →instimulation 64% match — stimulation vs counterstimulation →