counter-attack

== English == === Alternative forms === counterattack === Etymology === From counter- + attack. === Pronunciation === === Noun === counter-attack (plural counter-attacks) An attack made in response to an attack by the opponents ==== Synonyms ==== counter-offensive ==== Antonyms ==== counter-time ==== Translations ==== === Verb === counter-attack (third-person singular simple present counter-attacks, present participle counter-attacking, simple past and past participle counter-attacked) To attack in response to an attack by opponents. ==== Translations ==== === References === “counter-attack”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.