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counterattack

coun·ter·at·tack
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noun koun-ter-uh-tak; verb koun-ter-uh-tak, koun-ter-uh-tak]
    • /noun ˈkaʊn tər əˌtæk; verb ˌkaʊn tər əˈtæk, ˈkaʊn tər əˌtæk/
    • /ˈkaʊn.tər.ə.tæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun koun-ter-uh-tak; verb koun-ter-uh-tak, koun-ter-uh-tak]
    • /noun ˈkaʊn tər əˌtæk; verb ˌkaʊn tər əˈtæk, ˈkaʊn tər əˌtæk/

Definitions of counterattack word

  • intransitive verb counterattack If you counterattack, you attack someone who has attacked you. 3
  • noun counterattack an attack in response to an attack 3
  • verb counterattack to make a counterattack (against) 3
  • noun counterattack an attack made in opposition to, or in reprisal for, another attack 3
  • verb transitive counterattack to attack in reprisal, or so as to offset the enemy's attack 3
  • noun counterattack an attack made as an offset or reply to another attack. 1
See all 17 definitions of counterattack

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Origin of counterattack

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; counter- + attack

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Parts of speech for Counterattack

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Counterattack

counterattack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

counterattack usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for counterattack

noun counterattack

  • retribution — requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil.
  • revenge — to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother.
  • reprisal — (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
  • counterblow — a retaliatory blow
  • counteraction — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.

verb counterattack

  • resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
  • run counter to — to have a contrary effect or action to
  • bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
  • call in question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  • face down — Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.
All 31 Synonyms of counterattack

Antonyms for counterattack

noun counterattack

  • forgiveness — act of forgiving; state of being forgiven.
  • pardon — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
  • sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
All 3 Antonyms of counterattack

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