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COUNTERBLAST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does counterblast mean?
• COUNTERBLAST (noun)
The noun COUNTERBLAST has 1 sense:
1. a vigorous and unrestrained response
Familiarity information: COUNTERBLAST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vigorous and unrestrained response
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband
Hypernyms ("counterblast" is a kind of...):
reply; response (the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange)
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