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counterblast

[ koun-ter-blast, -blahst ]

noun

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


counterblast

/ ˈ첹ʊԳəˌɑː /

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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Origin of counterblast1

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

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It isn’t comfortable but is itself a counterblast against closing oneself off.

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He ended his counterblast with what sounded like a manifesto.

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We are now reduced to hoping that George Osborne, as editor of the London Evening Standard, will redeem himself by producing an effective counterblast to all of the Brexit nonsense.

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Prior to its seventh season, which kicks off Thursday at 10 p.m., the duo experienced a widely-reported shock of cultural counterblast.

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A counterblast to Mr Mistry was published on Thursday and finally detailed some of the company's complaints against its former chairman.

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