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countercomplaint

countercomplaint noun: a complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first.

Noun

countercomplaint (plural countercomplaints)

  1. A complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first
    • The latest agreement collapsed Tuesday, in a familiar cacophony of complaints and countercomplaints[…]2009 January 14, Andrew E. Kramer, “Gas Dispute Runs Deeper Than Pipes, Experts Say”, in New York Times

Forms of countercomplaint

pluralcountercomplaints

Origin of countercomplaint

From counter- + complaint.

Questions about countercomplaint

What does countercomplaint mean?
Countercomplaint means a complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first.
What part of speech is countercomplaint?
Countercomplaint is a noun.
What is the plural of countercomplaint?
The plural of countercomplaint is countercomplaints.

Words near countercomplaint in the dictionary

  1. countercommands
  2. countercommercial
  3. countercommercials
  4. countercomplainant
  5. countercomplainants
  6. countercomplaint
  7. countercomplaints
  8. countercompony
  9. counterconcept
  10. counterconcepts
  11. counterconclusion

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