Comeback — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɑːpɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsmɔːfəfˈəʊbiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsmɔːfəfˈəʊbiə/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɑːpɚz/.

Examples

it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rejoinder replication retort riposte counter return

Parts of Speech

noun	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) “it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher”
noun	return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

Word Forms

retort	verb	answer back
return	verb	answer back
riposte	verb	answer back
come back	verb	answer back
counter	verb	speak in response

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Komm zurück

eine schnelle Antwort auf eine Frage oder Bemerkung (insbesondere eine witzige oder kritische)

🇫🇷French

revenir

une réponse rapide à une question ou une remarque (en particulier une question spirituelle ou critique)

🇪🇸Spanish

regresar

una respuesta rápida a una pregunta o comentario (especialmente uno ingenioso o crítico)

🇮🇹Italian

ritorno

una risposta rapida a una domanda o un'osservazione (soprattutto se spiritosa o critica)

🇵🇹Portuguese

voltar

uma resposta rápida a uma pergunta ou comentário (especialmente um comentário espirituoso ou crítico)

🇷🇺Russian

Вернись

быстрый ответ на вопрос или замечание (особенно остроумное или критическое)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वापस आओ

किसी प्रश्न या टिप्पणी का त्वरित उत्तर (विशेष रूप से मजाकिया या आलोचनात्मक)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যাবর্তন

একটি প্রশ্ন বা মন্তব্যের একটি দ্রুত উত্তর (বিশেষ করে একটি মজাদার বা সমালোচনামূলক)

🇮🇳Tamil

மீண்டும்

ஒரு கேள்வி அல்லது கருத்துக்கு விரைவான பதில் (குறிப்பாக நகைச்சுவையான அல்லது விமர்சனமானது)

🇮🇳Telugu

పునరాగమనం

ప్రశ్న లేదా వ్యాఖ్యకు శీఘ్ర ప్రత్యుత్తరం (ముఖ్యంగా చమత్కారమైన లేదా క్లిష్టమైనది)

🇮🇳Marathi

पुनरागमन

एखाद्या प्रश्नाचे किंवा टिप्पणीचे द्रुत उत्तर (विशेषत: विनोदी किंवा गंभीर)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુનરાગમન

પ્રશ્ન અથવા ટિપ્પણીનો ઝડપી જવાબ (ખાસ કરીને વિનોદી અથવા વિવેચનાત્મક)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುನರಾಗಮನ

ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಟೀಕೆಗೆ ತ್ವರಿತ ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹಾಸ್ಯದ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಮರ್ಶಾತ್ಮಕವಾದದ್ದು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മടങ്ങിവരിക

ഒരു ചോദ്യത്തിനോ പരാമർശത്തിനോ ഉള്ള പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള മറുപടി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് തമാശയുള്ളതോ വിമർശനാത്മകമായതോ ആയ ഒന്ന്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਪਸ ਆਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਸਵਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ਦਾ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਜਵਾਬ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ੇਦਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਜ਼ੁਕ)

🇵🇰Urdu

واپسی

کسی سوال یا تبصرہ کا فوری جواب (خاص طور پر ایک لطیف یا تنقیدی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卷土重来

对问题或评论的快速答复（尤其是诙谐或批评的）

🇯🇵Japanese

戻ってくる

質問や発言（特に機知に富んだ発言や批判的な発言）に対する素早い返答

🇰🇷Korean

회복

질문이나 발언에 대한 빠른 답변(특히 재치 있거나 비판적인 것)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trở lại

câu trả lời nhanh cho một câu hỏi hoặc nhận xét (đặc biệt là một câu hỏi dí dỏm hoặc phê phán)

🇹🇭Thai

กลับมา

การตอบคำถามหรือคำพูดอย่างรวดเร็ว (โดยเฉพาะคำถามที่มีไหวพริบหรือวิพากษ์วิจารณ์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kembali

balasan cepat untuk pertanyaan atau komentar (terutama yang jenaka atau kritis)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabalik

isang mabilis na tugon sa isang tanong o komento (lalo na sa isang nakakatawa o kritikal)

🇲🇾Malay

kemunculan semula

jawapan pantas kepada soalan atau teguran (terutamanya soalan yang jenaka atau kritikal)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عد

الرد السريع على سؤال أو ملاحظة (خاصة تلك الذكية أو الناقدة)

🇮🇷Persian

بازگشت

پاسخ سریع به یک سوال یا تذکر (مخصوصاً شوخی یا انتقادی)

🇹🇷Turkish

geri gelmek

Bir soruya veya yoruma hızlı bir yanıt (özellikle esprili veya eleştirel bir yanıt)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתאוֹשְׁשׁוּת

תשובה מהירה לשאלה או הערה (במיוחד שנונה או ביקורתית)

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