1. an image or representation that is opposite to or contrasts with another image
Usage: often used in psychology, art, and philosophy to describe opposing or inverse representations
2. in mathematics and logic, the set of elements that do not map to a given image under a function
Usage: technical term used in advanced mathematics

Examples

• The counterimage of the hero in the story is the villain who embodies opposite values.
• In Jungian psychology, the shadow self serves as a counterimage to the conscious persona.
• The artist created a counterimage by inverting the colors and composition of the original painting.
• The counterimage of success in their narrative was failure and despair.
• Mathematically, the counterimage of a set under a function consists of all elements not in the original image.