counteroffensive

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkaʊntərəˌfɛnsɪv/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(koun′tər ə fen′siv, koun′tər ə fen′-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
coun•ter•of•fen•sive  (koun′tər ə fen′siv, koun′tər ə fen′-),USA pronunciation n. [Mil.]
  1. Militaryan attack by an army against an attacking enemy force.
  • counter- + offensive 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
counteroffensive /ˈkaʊntərəˌfɛnsɪv/ n
  1. a series of attacks by a defending force against an attacking enemy
'counteroffensive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Rundstedt - Bastogne - bulge

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