counter-attack
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counter-attack
- /ˈkaʊn.tər.əˌtæk/ UK
- /ˈkaʊn.tɚ.əˌtæk/ US
- /ˌkaʊn.tər.əˈtæk/ UK
- /ˌkaʊn.tɚ.əˈtæk/ US
Rhymes with -æk
noun counter-attacks · counterattack
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An attack made in response to an attack by the opponents
Liverpool should really have taken the lead on 33 minutes. A lightning quick counter-attack was led by Jordan Henderson down the right.
Similar: counter-offensive
Opposite: counter-time
verb counter-attacks · counter-attacking · counter-attacked · counterattack
- To attack in response to an attack by opponents. Taking a full-page advertisement in the New York Times, the New Haven counter-attacked with vigour.
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noun
Opposite: counter-time
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noun an attack made in response to an attack by the opponents
| Español | contraataque |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 역습 yeokseup, 반격 ban'gyeok |
| 日本語 | 反撃 hangeki, 逆襲 gyakushū |
| 中文 | 反擊 /反击 fǎnjī, 逆襲 /逆袭 nìxí |
| Kiswahili | kaunta |
| Português | contra-ataque |
| Français | contre-attaque, contre-offensive, contrattaque, controffensive |
| Deutsch | Gegenangriff |
| Italiano | contrattacco |
| Ελληνικά | αντεπίθεση antepíthesi |
| Română | contraatac, contra-atac |
| Русский | контрата́ка kontratáka, контрнаступле́ние kontrnastuplénije |
| Tiếng Việt | phản công |
| العربية | هُجُوم مُضَادّ hujūm muḍādd |
| עברית | התקפת נגד hatkafát néged |
verb to attack in response to an attack by opponents
| Español | contraatacar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 反擊 /反击 fǎnjī, fǎnjí |
| Português | contra-atacar |
| Français | contre-attaquer, contrattaquer |
| Italiano | contrattaccare |
| Ελληνικά | αντεπιτίθεμαι antepitíthemai |
| Русский | контратакова́ть kontratakovátʹ |
Talk about this word "counter-attack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/counter-attack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. counter-attack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/counter-attack "counter-attack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/counter-attack.Cite this
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title = {counter-attack},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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