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counterthreat 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- English threat English counterthreat From counter- + threat.

Meanings

  1. A threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party
    • The agreement was reached after months of negotiations -- and a final week of threats and counterthreats. 2007 January 1, Steven Lee Myers, “Russia-Belarus Gas Deal Averts Feared Disruptions in Europe”, in New York Times:

Forms

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Translations (1)

da modtrussel (threat made in response to an earlier threat)