counterretaliation

noun

retaliation against a previous retaliation

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nouncounterretaliation (countable and uncountable, plural counterretaliations)

plural counterretaliations

  1. countableuncountableretaliation against a previous retaliation

Origin

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APA

counterretaliation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterretaliation

MLA

“counterretaliation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterretaliation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterretaliation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterretaliation.

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