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COUNTERBLAST
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vigorous and unrestrained response
Example:
her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("counterblast" is a kind of...):
reply; response (the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange)