retort

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.

Verb

1. To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
2. To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
3. To bend or curve back.
4. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

Verb

To heat in a retort.

Concepten

repliek

antwoord

bescheid

dupliek

ontzenuwing

reactie

scherp antwoord

terugslag

wederwoord

weerlegging

weerslag

weerwoord

retort

tegenbewijs

pareren

terugstoten

terugwerpen

terugslaan

afslaan

Synoniemen

reply

answer

rejoinder

riposte

respond

rejoin

response

return

counter

rebuttal

alembic

⚗️

comeback

come back

answer back

cue

still

retort-shaped

crackdown

flask

refute

replica

counterattack

distil

objection

argue

key

🔑

repartee

repay

reaction

replication

confute

interrupt

refutation

bulb

💡

reverberate

shot

slice into

smack

snap

snap back

solitary

squelch

stilling

strike back

sublimate

test tube

🧪

whip

wittiness

back talk

hit back

Vertalingen

réplica

Retorte

storta

cornue

réplique

réplica

replicar

entrada

Stichwort

replica

riposte

réponse

retorta

resposta

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɹɪˈtɔɹt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: retorte

In summary

From Middle English retorte, from Latin retortus, from retorquēre (“to be forced to twist back”).