noun
🇩🇪 Entgegnung, Antwort , 🇪🇸 replica, respuesta , 🇮🇹 risposta, ribattuta , 🇵🇹 réplica, resposta , 🇨🇳 回应，反驳 , 🇯🇵 返答、応酬 , 🇰🇷 대답, 반론 , 🇸🇦 رد، جواب , 🇮🇳 जवाब, प्रत्युत्तर
Riposte entered French from Italian *riposta* (reply, counter‑attack), itself derived from Latin *reponere* “to put back, answer.” Originally it denoted the literal return of a blow, and by the early modern period it had broadened to mean any retort or counter‑strike, especially in fencing. The spelling and sense were fixed in French in the 16th century.
Réplique Contre-attaque Contre-réponse Réaction Reprise Contre-réplique Réponse immédiate
silence inaction passivité attaque inactivité
| Genre | Singulier | Pluriel |
|---|---|---|
| Masculin | riposte | ripostes |
| Féminin | riposta | ripostes |