Usually means: Response to an initial attack.
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▸ noun:  An assault made in return for another; a counterattack.

Similar:
counteraction, counter-offensive, countercharge, reply, counteroffensive, counterassassination, counterstroke, fightback, counterbuff, counterambush, more...

Opposite:
defense, retreat, surrender, submission

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Similar:
counteraction, counter-offensive, countercharge, reply, counteroffensive, counterassassination, counterstroke, fightback, counterbuff, counterambush, more...

Opposite:
defense, retreat, surrender, submission



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