countermove

• Nom désignant un mouvement ou une action effectué en réponse à un autre mouvement, en particulier dans un contexte stratégique tel que les opérations militaires ou les jeux.

A noun referring to a move or action made in response to another move, especially in a strategic context such as military operations or games.

1. Retaliatory actionB2formal

   A move or action made in response to another move, especially in a competitive or strategic situation.

   Contre-mesure

   • The general ordered a countermove to regain the lost territory.
   • In chess, a good countermove can turn the game around.
   • The company's price cut was a countermove to the competitor's new product launch.

   Synonymescounteractioncounterattackreciprocationreprisalretaliation