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Counter-attack
ˈkaʊntərəˌtak
Counter-attack definitions
noun
counterattack
counterattacks
- an attack made in response to one by an opponent
"General MacArthur launched a counter-attack"
revenge vengeance reprisal retribution requital recrimination an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) getting even redress repayment payback
verb
counterattack
counterattacked
counterattacking
counterattacks
- attack in response
"as deputies tried to dislodge him, he counter-attacked by forcing through elections"