Riposte — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

(fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹɪpˈoʊst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpˈɒst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpˈɒst/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹɪpˈoʊst/.

Examples

it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
his opponent riposted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rejoinder come back repay replication retort comeback counter rejoin 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	(fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
verb	make a return thrust “his opponent riposted”
verb	answer back

Word Forms

retort	verb	answer back
return	verb	answer back
riposte	verb	answer back
come back	verb	answer back
counter	verb	speak in response
retort	noun	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
comeback	noun	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
return	noun	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
riposte	noun	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gegenrede

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

🇪🇸Spanish

estocada

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

🇮🇹Italian

risposta

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

resposta

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

🇷🇺Russian

ответный удар

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

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जवाबी हमल

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

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিক্রিয়া

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

🇮🇳Tamil

பழிவாங்கல்

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

🇮🇳Telugu

రిపోస్ట్

ప్రశ్న లేదా వ్యాఖ్యకు శీఘ్ర ప్రత్యుత్తరం (ముఖ్యంగా చమత్కారమైన లేదా క్లిష్టమైనది)

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिवाद

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

🇮🇳Gujarati

જવાબ

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

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಯಾಗಿ

ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಟೀಕೆಗೆ ತ್ವರಿತ ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹಾಸ್ಯದ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಮರ್ಶಾತ್ಮಕವಾದದ್ದು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിപോസ്റ്റ്

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

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਵਾਬ

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

🇵🇰Urdu

جواب

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

还击

对问题或评论的快速答复（尤其是诙谐或批评的）

🇯🇵Japanese

反撃

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

반격

질문이나 발언에 대한 빠른 답변(특히 재치 있거나 비판적인 것)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phản đối

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

🇹🇭Thai

ปฏิวาท

การตอบคำถามหรือคำพูดอย่างรวดเร็ว (โดยเฉพาะคำถามที่มีไหวพริบหรือวิพากษ์วิจารณ์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

tindakan balasan

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

🇵🇭Filipino

pabulaanan

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

🇲🇾Malay

teguran

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

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرد

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

🇮🇷Persian

پاسخ

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

🇹🇷Turkish

karşılık vermek

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

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְשׁוּבָה כְּהַלָכָה

תשובה מהירה לשאלה או הערה (במיוחד שנונה או ביקורתית)

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