Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counter-offensive

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-of-fen-sive
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An attack made in response to a previous offensive, and intended to stop it.

adj

Being or relating to an attack in response to a previous offensive, and intended to stop it.

Etymology

From counter- + offensive.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

counter-offensives (plural) counteroffensive (alternative) more counter-offensive (comparative) most counter-offensive (superlative)

Derived Forms

counteroffensively

Synonyms

counter-attack

Questions

What does counter-offensive mean?
An attack made in response to a previous offensive, and intended to stop it.
Where does counter-offensive come from?
From counter- + offensive.

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