noun
An attack made against someone who has just attacked you.
The team scored during a quick counterattack.
Common phrases & grammar
launch a counterattack · quick counterattack
American English
How to pronounce counterattacks
noun · verbB2
KOWneruhtaaks
/ˈkʰaʊ.nɚ.əˌtæks/
4 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: counterattack
An attack made against someone who has just attacked you.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
verb
To attack someone after they have attacked you.
The soldiers counterattacked at dawn.
Common phrases & grammar
counterattack the enemy · counterattack quickly
Related words & forms
counterattackedpast tense and past participlecounterattacksplural noun · third-person singularcounterattacking-ing form
The final consonant is doubled before -ed and -ing: counterattacked, counterattacking.