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counterthreats

counterthreats is the plural of counterthreat.

Meaning of counterthreat

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

Questions about counterthreats

What is counterthreats the plural of?
Counterthreats is the plural of counterthreat.

Words near counterthreats in the dictionary

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

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