counterblast

[ koun-ter-blast, -blahst ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌblæst, -ˌblɑst /

an unrestrained and vigorously powerful response to an attacking statement.

Origin of counterblast

First recorded in 1560–70; counter- + blast

James I. wrote a treatise against the use of it, which he called his "Counterblast to Tobacco."

A Disquisition on the Evils of Using Tobacco |Orin Fowler
He is as furious against tobacco as ever was King James in his "Counterblast."

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 |Various
It was not meant as a counterblast to Jingoism, or as a glorification of the Boer Republic.

British Political Leaders |Justin McCarthy
The Turkish conquest of Islam and its counterblast, the Crusades, were an immense misfortune for the world.

The New World of Islam |Lothrop Stoddard

Immediately, from behind the barrier and from the windows of the houses, a counterblast of arrows sped, carrying death.

The Black Arrow |Robert Louis Stevenson

counterblast

/ (ˈkaʊntəˌblɑːst) /

an aggressive response to a verbal attack

a blast that counteracts another