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Riposte vs Rejoinder - What's the difference?

riposte | rejoinder |

Rejoinder is a synonym of riposte.



As nouns the difference between riposte and rejoinder

is that riposte is a thrust given in return after parrying an attack while rejoinder is defendant's answer to the replication.

As verbs the difference between riposte and rejoinder

is that riposte is to attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack while rejoinder is to issue a rejoinder.

riposte

English

Alternative forms

* ripost

Noun

(en noun)
  • (fencing) a thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
  • a quick and usually witty response to a taunt, a retort
  • an answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Dominic Fifield , title=England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Some context is required. Moldova were weak at the back and blunt up front, and have failed to score in six matches stretching back to last October, with only hints at English complacency offering them glimpses of summoning a riposte .}}

    Verb

    (ripost)
  • (fencing) to attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
  • to respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.
  • Anagrams

    * (l), (l), (l), (l) ----

    rejoinder

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) defendant's answer to the replication.
  • A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty; especially an answer to a reply.
  • * 1919 ,
  • *:"I'm starting to-morrow. This is perhaps the last time we shall ever meet."
  • *:I made an appropriate rejoinder , and he smiled wanly.
  • (patent law) in US patent law re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.
  • Usage notes

    Formally, a reply to a reply, but in non-legal sense also used for simple replies.

    Synonyms

    * (quick response) comeback, retort

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To issue a rejoinder.
  • To say as a rejoinder.