"counterattack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: counterattack [singular], counterattacks [plural]
Etymology: counter- + attack Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|counter|attack}} counter- + attack Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A counterattack is an attack made in response to another attack.
    Sense id: simple-counterattack-en-noun-eZmPTLuj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with counter-

Verb

Forms: counterattack [canonical], counterattacks [third-person, singular], counterattacked [past], counterattacked [past, participle], counterattacking [present, participle]
Etymology: counter- + attack Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|counter|attack}} counter- + attack Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you counterattack a person, you attack them after they attack you.
    Sense id: simple-counterattack-en-verb-D7tyQlXO
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