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counterattack definition
counter·at·tack (ko̵unt′ər ə tak′; for v., also ko̵unt′ər ə tak′)
noun
an attack made in opposition to, or in reprisal for, another attack
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to attack in reprisal, or so as to offset the enemy's attack
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