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counterthreat

noun

Etymology

From counter- + threat.

  1. derived from *trewd-✻
  2. inherited from *þrautaz✻
  3. inherited from þrēat
  4. inherited from threte
  5. prefixed as counterthreat — “counter + threat”

Definitions

  1. A threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party

    • The agreement was reached after months of negotiations -- and a final week of threats and counterthreats.

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