Word familyverbcounterbalancecounterbracecountercharmcountercheckcounterdrawcountermarchcounterminecounterpleadcounterpoisecountersealcountersigncountersinkcounterstaincountersuecounterworknouncounterbasecounterbidcounterbiddercounterblastcounterblowcounterbluffcounterbondcounterborecounterbuffcounterchangecounterchargecounterclaimcounterconditioningcounterculturecounter-espionagecounterexamplecounterextensioncounterfoilcounterfortcounterlightcountermarkcountermeasurecountermotioncountermovecountermurecounteroffensivecounteroffercounterpacecounterpleacounterproductivenesscounterproofcounter-revolutioncounterscarpcountershadingcountershaftcounterspycounterspyingcounterstrokeadjectivecounterchangedcounterfactualcounterintuitivecounterproductiveadverbcounterintuitively
a statement that says someone has done something wrong, made after they have said that you have done something wrong 〔对起诉你的人所作的〕反诉
Examples from the Corpus
countercharge• The group denies the charge of election fraud, and makes a countercharge of violence against the opposition.• Charges, countercharges, and lawsuits enlivened the battle.