Meanings
nouncounterblow (plural counterblows)
plural counterblows
- A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
Synonyms: afterstroke, counterpunch, return blow, retaliatory blow
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₁-
- Proto-Germanic*blēaną
- Proto-West Germanic*blāan
- Old Englishblāwan
- Middle Englishblowen
- Englishblow
- Englishcounterblow
Translations
Finnish vastaisku
- vastaiskublow delivered in reply to another
Polish kontra
- kontrablow delivered in reply to another
Portuguese contragolpe
- contragolpeblow delivered in reply to another
Cite this entry
APA
counterblow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterblow
MLA
“counterblow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterblow. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterblow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterblow.
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