Counterattack
[n] an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
[v] make a counterattack
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aggravated assault, aggression, amphibious attack, armed assault, assailing, assailment, assault, attack, backfire, banzai attack, blitz, blitzkrieg, breakthrough, charge, comeback, counterblast, counterblow, counterfire, counterinsurgency, countermeasure