Counterthreat

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

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"The agreement was reached after months of negotiations -- and a final week of threats and counterthreats."

Etymology

From counter- + threat.

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