COMEBACK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("comeback" is a kind of...):

reappearance; return (the act of someone appearing again)

Meaning:

A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

Example:

it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("comeback" is a kind of...):

reply; response (the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comeback"):

back talk; backtalk; lip; mouth; sass; sassing (an impudent or insolent rejoinder)

Derivation:

come back (answer back)