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[ 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 / SEE SYNONYMS FOR counterattack ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan attack made as an offset or reply to another attack. Military. an attack by a ground combat unit to drive back an enemy attack. verb (used with object)to make a counterattack against. verb (used without object)to deliver a counterattack. Origin of counterattackFirst recorded in 1915–20; counter- + attack Words nearby counterattackcountdown, countenance, counter, counteract, counterargument, counterattack, counterattraction, counterbalance, counterbid, counterblast, counterblow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counterattackFive were recovered in a bloody club fight that morning, and a counterattack might come at any moment. Green Snot and Deadly Snakes: Napoleon Chagnon’s Anthropological Battles|Nick Romeo|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST It means not developing the strongest defense or counterattack. Why the Right Couldn't See the Truth||November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST As the debate turns to Obamacare, I decide to launch a counterattack. The Presidential Debate as Seen by a Conservative Husband and a Liberal Wife|Susannah Breslin|October 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST The interview also provoked a counterattack from the French newsweekly L'Express. DSK: the Fallout Continues|Tracy McNicoll|September 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
When Hooker ordered a retreat instead of a counterattack, his generals refused to believe it. 5 Great Books for Poker Fiends|James McManus|November 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST They were driven out as the result of a Russian counterattack. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)|Various Belgian chasseurs had meanwhile been organizing for a counterattack. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII)|Various The Germans, however, reconquered the position in a counterattack. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)|Various In this counterattack very satisfactory results were obtained by the use of the Duke of Westminster's armored motor cars. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)|Various During the night the enemy made several attempts to counterattack, but was successfully repulsed. Canada in Flanders, Volume I (of 3)|Lord Max Aitken Beaverbrook
British Dictionary definitions for counterattack
nounan attack in response to an attack verbto make a counterattack (against) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to counterattackretribution, revenge, reprisal, counterblow, counteraction, reciprocation, vengeance, neutralization, countermove, counteroffensive, an eye for an eye |