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coun•ter•at•tack

Pronunciation: (
—n.koun'tur-u-tak";
—v.koun"tur-u-tak', koun'tur-u-tak"), [key]
—n.
1. an attack made as an offset or reply to another attack.
2. Mil.an attack by a ground combat unit to drive back an enemy attack.

—v.t.
to make a counterattack against.

—v.i.
to deliver a counterattack.

counterargument

counterattraction

See also:

counterattack (Thesaurus)

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