countercharge en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Latin -ic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ico Latin carricō Late Latin carricāre Old French chargierder. Middle English chargen English charge English countercharge From counter- + charge.
Meanings
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An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations.
We’ll get to the merits of the charges and countercharges shortly, but first it’s worth considering why, beyond entertainment value, all this matters.
2007 May 30, David Leonhardt, “Truth, Fiction and Lou Dobbs”, in New York Times:
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An thrust or charge against an enemy in response to their previous attack.
[…] charges and countercharges, retreats and counterretreats, attackin' and fallin' back.
2017, Jim Fergus, The Vengeance of Mothers, page 278:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| countercharges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
mi whana whakairi (a thrust against an enemy in response to their previous action) · pl kontratak (a thrust against an enemy in response to their previous action) · mi kōkōreke pūoho tata (a thrust against an enemy in response to their previous action)