The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Counteraction \Coun`ter*ac"tion\ (koun`t?r-?k"sh?n), n.
   Action in opposition; hindrance resistance.
   [1913 Webster]

         [They] do not . . . overcome the counteraction of a
         false principle or of stubborn partiality. --Johnson.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

counteraction
    n 1: action intended to nullify the effects of some previous
         action [syn: neutralization, neutralisation,
         counteraction]