coun•ter•plot
Pronunciation: (n., v.koun'tur-plot"v.also koun"tur-plot'), [key]
— n., v., -plot•ted, -plot•ting.
—n.
- a plot directed against another plot.
- a secondary theme in a play or other literary work, used as a contrast to or variation of the main theme. Cf. subplot.
—v.i.
- to devise a counterplot.
—v.t.
- to plot against (a plot or plotter).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.