noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A thrust given in return after parrying a lunge.
2. 2
   A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
3. 3
   An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.

   "The French government was always apprehensive to the German Government’s ripost to an air offensive."

Synonyms

All synonyms

rejoinderretortretortacknowledgeacknowledgmentadvocate

Example

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"The French government was always apprehensive to the German Government’s ripost to an air offensive."

Etymology

From French riposte, taken from Italian risposta, a derivative of the verb rispondere (“to respond”).

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