countercharge

English

Etymology

counter- +‎ charge

Noun

countercharge (plural countercharges)

1. An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations.
   • 2007 May 30, David Leonhardt, “Truth, Fiction and Lou Dobbs”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

2. An thrust or charge against an enemy in response to their previous attack.
   • 2017, Jim Fergus, The Vengeance of Mothers, page 278:

     […] charges and countercharges, retreats and counterretreats, attackin' and fallin' back.

Translations

a thrust against an enemy in response to their previous action

• Maori: kōkōreke pūoho tata, whana whakairi

Verb

countercharge (third-person singular simple present countercharges, present participle countercharging, simple past and past participle countercharged)

1. (heraldry) To reverse the colors; to make counterchanged.