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counter-offensive

noun

Etymology

From counter- + offensive.

  1. derived from offendo — “to offend”
  2. derived from offensif
  3. prefixed as counter-offensive — “counter + offensive”

Definitions

  1. An attack made in response to a previous offensive, and intended to stop it.

  2. Being or relating to an attack in response to a previous offensive, and intended to stop…

    Being or relating to an attack in response to a previous offensive, and intended to stop it.

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