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countercomplaint

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English

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Etymology

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From counter- +‎ complaint.

Noun

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countercomplaint (plural countercomplaints)

  1. A complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first
    • 2009 January 14, Andrew E. Kramer, “Gas Dispute Runs Deeper Than Pipes, Experts Say”, in New York Times[1]:
      The latest agreement collapsed Tuesday, in a familiar cacophony of complaints and countercomplaints []