contre-exemple
French, noun/kɔ̃.tʁ‿ɛɡ.zɑ̃pl/
contre-exemple is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-E-X-E-M-P-L-E (13 letters). Contre-exemple is a French masculine noun meaning “counterexample” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Exemple spécifique et concret qui prouve le contraire d’une affirmation, d’une règle générale”.
What does contre-exemple mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecounterexample
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Exemple spécifique et concret qui prouve le contraire d’une affirmation, d’une règle générale.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of contre-exemple
- contre-exemples plural
- contrexemple
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contre-exemple?
- /kɔ̃.tʁ‿ɛɡ.zɑ̃pl/
- \kɔ̃.tʁ‿ɛɡ.zɑ̃pl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.