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Definition of counter-attack verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

counter-attack

verb
 
/ˈkaʊntər ətæk/
 
/ˈkaʊntər ətæk/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they counter-attack
 
/ˈkaʊntər ətæk/
 
/ˈkaʊntər ətæk/
he / she / it counter-attacks
 
/ˈkaʊntər ətæks/
 
/ˈkaʊntər ətæks/
past simple counter-attacked
 
/ˈkaʊntər ətækt/
 
/ˈkaʊntər ətækt/
past participle counter-attacked
 
/ˈkaʊntər ətækt/
 
/ˈkaʊntər ətækt/
-ing form counter-attacking
 
/ˈkaʊntər ətækɪŋ/
 
/ˈkaʊntər ətækɪŋ/
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  1. counter-attack (somebody) to make an attack in response to the attack of an enemy or opponent in war, sport or an argument synonym retaliateTopics Opinion and argumentc2, War and conflictc2

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