riposte

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It does not have sufficient forces to block Russian hegemony in the former Soviet Union, and if it tries to block the Russians with naval or air forces, it faces a dangerous riposte from the Russians in the Islamic world.

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  1. noun Sports A quick thrust given after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing.
  2. noun A retaliatory action, maneuver, or retort.
  3. intransitive verb To make a return thrust.
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  • Unable to find a suitable riposte, the vicar abandoned dueling for another topic. —  Mary Jo Putney - The Rake.htm
  • I was surprised by his use of the word riposte, and I looked more intently at him. —  FSFMay2005
  • Though meant as a lighthearted riposte, the comment clearly had a great deal of truth to it. —  The World Can't Wait!
  • It does not have sufficient forces to block Russian hegemony in the former Soviet Union, and if it tries to block the Russians with naval or air forces, it faces a dangerous riposte from the Russians in the Islamic world. —  Fabius Maximus
  • In what will likely be a regular riposte, the Liberals issued a press release under the headline "Conservative Broken Platform Promise of the Day," which quoted the Tory blue book of 2006. —  Macleans.ca
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  1. French, alteration of obsolete risposte, from Italian risposta, answer, from feminine past participle of rispondere, to answer, from Latin respondēre; see respond.

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  1. from French riposte, from Italian risposta, a response, reply, from rispondere, respond: see respond.
  2. riposte, n.
 

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/rɪˈpoʊst/
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