Counter and Retaliation

Counter

Counter noun - A force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective.

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Retaliation and counter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retaliation" instead a noun "Counter".

Retaliation noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.

Usage example: police believe that the murder was in retaliation for an earlier gangland execution

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Counter and retaliation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counter" instead a noun "Retaliation".

Nearby Words: retaliate, retaliatory, retaliated, retaliating

human	human counter	human retaliation
full	full counter	full retaliation
usual	usual counter	usual retaliation
common	common counter	common retaliation
Other adjectives: direct, standard, true, strong, successful, little, possible, final, devastating, attempted.

Counter Attack: There are many skills and items that grant the retaliation mechanic.

Source: Video Game / Grim Dawn
In Dragon Age II, the shieldmaiden Aveline's unique ability Retaliation allows her to instantly counter every melee attack aimed at her for a short time.

Source: Counter Attack
Counter Attack: Satellite Konthets are assigned to a particular enemy, and any attack on that enemy will cause them to fire hitscan lasers (though with a slight delay) in retaliation.

Source: Video Game / Copy Kitty

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