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counterblast

[ koun-ter-blast, -blahst ]

noun

  1. an unrestrained and vigorously powerful response to an attacking statement.


counterblast

/ ˈkaʊntəˌblɑːst /

noun

  1. an aggressive response to a verbal attack
  2. a blast that counteracts another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of counterblast1

First recorded in 1560–70; counter- + blast
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Example Sentences

A wonderful counterblast in The Times today to yesterday's extraordinary hatchet job on Cressida Bonas in the Mail.

James I. sent forth his famous "Counterblast" and in the strongest manner condemned its use.

From your weed rose the cloud that no counterblast, royal or plebeian, has ever yet been able to sweep away from the lips of men.

Every time I made a false step, I had to devise some new “miracle” by way of counterblast.

Miss Moore has already prewritten her counterblast to my criticism in her poem "to a Steam Roller."

James I published a very intemperate Counterblast against Tobacco.

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