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countercharges

countercharges is the plural of countercharge.

countercharges is the third-person singular simple present indicative of countercharge.

Meaning of countercharge

Noun

countercharge (plural countercharges)

  1. An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations.
    • We’ll get to the merits of the charges and countercharges shortly, but first it’s worth considering why, beyond entertainment value, all this matters.2007 May 30, David Leonhardt, “Truth, Fiction and Lou Dobbs”, in New York Times
  2. An thrust or charge against an enemy in response to their previous attack.
    • […] charges and countercharges, retreats and counterretreats, attackin' and fallin' back.2017, Jim Fergus, The Vengeance of Mothers, page 278

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Questions about countercharges

What is countercharges the plural of?
Countercharges is the plural of countercharge.

Words near countercharges in the dictionary

  1. counterchanged
  2. counterchanges
  3. counterchanging
  4. countercharge
  5. countercharged
  6. countercharges
  7. countercharging
  8. countercharm
  9. countercharmed
  10. countercharming
  11. countercharms

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