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counterthreat

counterthreat noun: a threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party.

Noun

counterthreat (plural counterthreats)

  1. A threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party
    • The agreement was reached after months of negotiations -- and a final week of threats and counterthreats.2007 January 1, Steven Lee Myers, “Russia-Belarus Gas Deal Averts Feared Disruptions in Europe”, in New York Times

Forms of counterthreat

pluralcounterthreats

Origin of counterthreat

From counter- + threat.

Questions about counterthreat

What does counterthreat mean?
Counterthreat means a threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party.
What part of speech is counterthreat?
Counterthreat is a noun.
What is the plural of counterthreat?
The plural of counterthreat is counterthreats.

Words near counterthreat in the dictionary

  1. countertherapeutic
  2. countertheses
  3. counterthesis
  4. counterthought
  5. counterthoughts
  6. counterthreat
  7. counterthreats
  8. counterthrew
  9. counterthrow
  10. counterthrowing
  11. counterthrown

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