countersway

Etymology

From counter- + sway.

countersway means A swaying in a contrary direction, or an opposing influence. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A swaying in a contrary direction, or an opposing influence.“a countersway of restraint, curbing their wild exorbitance”

verb

To sway in the opposite direction, or (figurative) to hae opposing influence.“The Kop[…]sways and countersways to the music”