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counter-attacked

counter-attacked is the simple past and past participle of counter-attack.

Meaning of counter-attack

Verb

counter-attack (third-person singular simple present counter-attacks, present participle counter-attacking, simple past and past participle counter-attacked)

  1. To attack in response to an attack by opponents.
    • Taking a full-page advertisement in the New York Times, the New Haven counter-attacked with vigour.1959 September, “Talking of Trains: Attack and counter-attack”, in Trains Illustrated, page 405

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Questions about counter-attacked

What is counter-attacked the simple past and past participle of?
Counter-attacked is the simple past and past participle of counter-attack.

Words near counter-attacked in the dictionary

  1. counter-apologists
  2. counter-argue
  3. counter-argument
  4. counter-argumentative
  5. counter-attack
  6. counter-attacked
  7. counter-attacker
  8. counter-attackers
  9. counter-attacking
  10. counter-attacks
  11. counter-authoritarian

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