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counterinsult

counterinsult noun: an insult in response to a previous insult.

Noun

counterinsult (plural counterinsults)

  1. An insult in response to a previous insult.

Forms of counterinsult

pluralcounterinsults

Origin of counterinsult

From counter- + insult.

Questions about counterinsult

What does counterinsult mean?
Counterinsult means an insult in response to a previous insult.
What part of speech is counterinsult?
Counterinsult is a noun.
What is the plural of counterinsult?
The plural of counterinsult is counterinsults.

Words near counterinsult in the dictionary

  1. counterinstances
  2. counterinstitution
  3. counterinstitutionalization
  4. counterinstitutionalizations
  5. counterinstitutions
  6. counterinsult
  7. counterinsults
  8. counterinsurgencies
  9. counterinsurgency
  10. counterinsurgent
  11. counterinsurgents

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