counterstrike

noun counterstrike

• retaliation — the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal.
• balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
• counterattack — If you counterattack, you attack someone who has attacked you.
• counterbalance — To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
• counterblow — a retaliatory blow