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counterretaliation

counterretaliation noun: retaliation against a previous retaliation.

Noun

counterretaliation (countable and uncountable, plural counterretaliations)

  1. retaliation against a previous retaliation

Forms of counterretaliation

pluralcounterretaliations

Origin of counterretaliation

From counter- + retaliation.

Questions about counterretaliation

What does counterretaliation mean?
Counterretaliation means retaliation against a previous retaliation.
What part of speech is counterretaliation?
Counterretaliation is a noun.
What is the plural of counterretaliation?
The plural of counterretaliation is counterretaliations.

Words near counterretaliation in the dictionary

  1. counterresponse
  2. counterresponses
  3. counterrestoration
  4. counterrestriction
  5. counterrestrictions
  6. counterretaliation
  7. counterretaliations
  8. counterretreat
  9. counterretreats
  10. counterreversal
  11. counterreversals

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