countercomplaint

noun

countercomplaint

noun

Etymology From counter- + complaint.

1

A complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first

  • The latest agreement collapsed Tuesday, in a familiar cacophony of complaints and countercomplaints[…]2009 January 14, Andrew E. Kramer, “Gas Dispute Runs Deeper Than Pipes, Experts Say”, in New York Times:

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