countertug

English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ tug.

Noun

countertug (plural countertugs)

1. A tug in the opposite direction.
   • 1984, Norman Etherington, Rider Haggard, page 33:

     By making Henry steadfastly determined to do the decent and honorable thing, he avoids facing up to the complex countertugs of physical desire and social pressure […]