Counterstroke

/ˌkaʊntərˈstroʊk/ noun

Definition

A blow or attack made in response to another's blow; a counterattack or defensive strike.

Etymology

From counter- + stroke (from Old English strācian, meaning to stroke or strike). A fundamental military and combat term for responsive striking action.

Kelly Says

Sword fighting manuals from the Renaissance obsess over counterstroke—the ability to block an attack and immediately strike back in one fluid motion. Modern martial arts still teach this principle: good defense isn't just blocking, it's the counterstroke that follows.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反撃
fan-ge-ki
ARالعربية
ضربة عكسية
ḍarbatan 'aksīyah
BNবাংলা
প্রতিহত
pro-ti-hat
CACatalà
contraatac
kon-tra-a-tak
CSČeština
protivúder
pro-tiv-u-der
DADansk
modstød
mod-stød
DEDeutsch
Gegenstoß
geh-en-sh-tohs
ELΕλληνικά
αντεπίθεση
an-te-pi-the-si
ESEspañol
contragolpe
kon-tra-gol-pe
FAفارسی
ضربه معکوس
ḍarbatan ma-kous
FISuomi
vastustulos
va-stu-tu-los
FRFrançais
contre-coup
kon-tre-ku
GUGU
ઉલટા હુમલો
ul-ta hu-m-lo
HAHA
kwallon gaba
kwall-on ga-ba
HEעברית
התקפה נגדית
hit-kaf-fa ne-ge-dit
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिहार
pra-ti-haar
HUMagyar
ellenütkölés
el-len-u-t-kö-lés
IDBahasa Indonesia
serangan balik
se-ran-gan ba-lik
IGIG
nkwụ
n-k-wu
ITItaliano
controscoppio
kon-tro-sko-ppio
JA日本語
反撃
はんげき
KKKK
қарсы шашу
qar-sy sha-shu
KMKM
បន្ទាប់
ban-dtap
KO한국어
반격
ban-gyeok
MRMR
प्रतिकार
pra-ti-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
serangan balas
se-ran-gan ba-las
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လမ်း
pyan-lam
NLNederlands
tegenstoot
te-gen-stoot
NONorsk
motstøt
mot-stodt
PAPA
ਉਪਰੋਲ
u-par-ol
PLPolski
odparcie
od-par-tsee
PTPortuguês
contragolpe
kon-tra-gol-pe
RORomână
contraatac
kon-tra-a-tak
RUРусский
контр-удар
kon-tr-u-dar
SVSvenska
motstöte
mot-stote
SWKiswahili
kuruka
ku-ru-ka
TAதமிழ்
எதிர் தாக்குதல்
e-thir tha-kku-thal
TEతెలుగు
పోరు
po-ru
THไทย
การต่อสู้
gaan-dtor-soo
TLTL
pagtugon
pa-gtu-gon
TRTürkçe
karşı vuruş
kar-şı vu-ruş
UKУкраїнська
противудар
pro-ti-vu-dar
URاردو
مخالف حملہ
makh-laf ham-lah
VITiếng Việt
đòn phản công
don phan-cong
YOYO
àṣẹ
a-se
ZH中文
反击
fǎnjī
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-ku-thi

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.