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countermove
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coun·ter·move  (kountr-mv)
n.
A move made in opposition or retaliation to another.
intr.v. (kountr-mv) coun·ter·moved, coun·ter·mov·ing, coun·ter·moves
To make a move in retaliation or opposition.
counter·movement n.
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Noun1.countermove - an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
counterattack
attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
riposte - (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
An operation undertaken in reaction to or in anticipation of a move by the enemy. See also counterattack.
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Just as a generation of artists in the States revolted against the expressionist ethos of action painting, in Europe art informel and tachisme engendered a host of countermovements in the late '50s.
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