counterattack

ˈkaʊntərəˌtæk

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Definition of counterattack - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

militaryattack in response to an attack

The army launched a counterattack at dawn.

reprisal

response

retaliation

chess

Rare

attack to counter opponent's advantage

Rare

He planned a counterattack to challenge her strong position.

counteroffensive

counterplay

riposte

Verb

intr.

strategymake a strategic move to regain advantage

In chess, he decided to counterattack on the queen's side.

counter

hit back

retaliate

military sportsrespond to an attack with another attack

The team will counterattack after losing the ball.

counterpunch

return fire

strike back

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Origin of counterattack

French, contre (against) + attaque (attack)

Terms with counterattack included in their meaning

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fight back

resistance

resist or counterattack an opponent

fightback

conflict

counterattack or retaliation

play dead

strategic deception

act defeated while planning a counterattack

counterplay

chess

counterattack in a different part of the board

counteraction

defense

act of retaliation or counterattack

cross-counter

boxing

counterattack in boxing after opponent's jab

counterattacked

adj.

under counterattack

subjected to a counterattack

Examples of counterattack in a sentence

Their counterattack caught the enemy by surprise.
Her counterattack in the game was unexpected.
The counterattack turned the tide in his favor.
The army planned to counterattack at dawn.
They decided to counterattack after the initial setback.
Our squad will counterattack at dawn.

They counterattacked swiftly after the interception.

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French:contre-attaque, contre-attaquer, ...
German:Gegenangriff, kontern, ...
Italian:contrattacco, contrattaccare, ...
Spanish:contraataque, contraatacar, ...
Portuguese:contra-ataque, contra-atacar, ...
Chinese:反击, 回击, ...
Japanese:反撃, 反撃する, ...
Arabic:هُجُوم مُضَاد, هَاجَمَ مُضَادًّا, ...
Hebrew:הַתְקָפַת נֶגֶד, לְהִתְקִיף נֶגֶד, ...
Russian:контратака, контратаковать, ...
Ukrainian:контратака, контратакувати, ...
Hindi:प्रत्याक्रमण, जवाबी हमला करना, ...
Bengali:প্রতিআক্রমণ, পাল্টা আক্রমণ করা, ...
Catalan:contraatac, contraatacar, ...
Czech:protiútok, kontratakovat, ...
Danish:modangreb, kontraangribe, ...
Dutch:tegenaanval, counteren, ...
Greek:αντεπίθεση, αντεπιτίθεμαι, ...
Hungarian:ellentámadás, ellentámadást indítani, ...
Khmer:ការវាយបក, វាយបក, ...
Korean:반격, 반격하다, ...
Persian:ضدحمله, ضدحمله کردن, ...
Polish:kontratak, kontratakować, ...
Portuguese (BR):contra-ataque, contra-atacar, ...
Romanian:contraatac, a contraataca, ...
Swedish:motoffensiv, kontraattackera, ...
Thai:การโต้กลับ, โต้กลับ, ...
Turkish:karşı saldırı, karşı saldırıya geçmek, ...
Vietnamese:phản công, tấn công lại, ...

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