contre-offensive
French
Etymology
From contre- + offensive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁɔ.fɑ̃.siv/
Noun
contre-offensive f (plural contre-offensives)
- counter-offensive, counter-attack
- Synonyms: riposte, contre-attaque
Alternative forms
- controffensive (post-1990 spelling)
Further reading
- “contre-offensive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.