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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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