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- [koun-ter-strohk]
- /ˈkaʊn tərˌstroʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [koun-ter-strohk]
- /ˈkaʊn tərˌstroʊk/
Definitions of counterstroke word
- noun counterstroke a counterattack 3
- noun counterstroke a stroke or blow given in return. 1
- noun counterstroke Medicine/Medical. contrecoup. 1
- noun counterstroke A blow given in return. 1
- noun counterstroke A retaliation. 0
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Origin of counterstroke
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; counter- + stroke1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Counterstroke
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
counterstroke popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
counterstroke usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for counterstroke
noun counterstroke
- retribution — requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil.
- vengeance — infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge: But have you the right to vengeance?
- retaliation — the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal.
- counterblow — a retaliatory blow
- requital — the act of requiting.
Antonyms for counterstroke
noun counterstroke
- 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?
- kindness — the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
- sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
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