counter-offensive

See also: counteroffensive

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Etymology

counter- +‎ offensive

Noun

counter-offensive (plural counter-offensives)

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

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Adjective

counter-offensive (comparative more counter-offensive, superlative most counter-offensive)

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

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