counterblast

[ koun-ter-blast, -blahst ]

noun

1. an unrestrained and vigorously powerful response to an attacking statement.

counterblast

/ ˈkaʊntəˌblɑːst /

noun

1. an aggressive response to a verbal attack
2. a blast that counteracts another

Word History and Origins

Origin of counterblast¹

First recorded in 1560–70; counter- + blast

Example Sentences

Three days after an open letter signed by more than 150 cultural luminaires darkly warning of a growing “intolerant climate” stirred intense response on the internet, another group issued a counterblast on Friday accusing them of elitism, hypocrisy and complicity in the bullying they decry.

From New York Times

Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded to Mr. Pence on Friday with an epic counterblast, accusing him of using China as a prop to distract from the United States’ failings.

From New York Times

It isn’t comfortable but is itself a counterblast against closing oneself off.

From The Guardian

He ended his counterblast with what sounded like a manifesto.

From The Guardian

We are now reduced to hoping that George Osborne, as editor of the London Evening Standard, will redeem himself by producing an effective counterblast to all of the Brexit nonsense.

From The Guardian