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counterblast
CIDE DICTIONARY
counterblast, n.
a vigorous and unrestrained verbal response; as, her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
counterblast, n. (often foll. by to) an energetic or violent verbal or written reply to an argument etc.
ROGET THESAURUS
counterblast
Counteraction
N counteraction, opposition, contrariety, antagonism, polarity, clashing, collision, interference, inhibition, resistance, renitency, friction, reaction, retroaction, counterblast, neutralization, vis inertiae, check, voluntary opposition &c, voluntary resistance, repression, opposites, action and reaction, yang and yin, yang-yin (contrariety), counteracting, antagonistic, conflicting, retroactive, renitent, reactionary, contrary, although, in spite of, against, for every action there is a reaction, equal in force and opposite in direction.For further exploring for "counterblast" in Webster Dictionary Online