/ Dictionary / Index C counteroffensive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: coun•ter•of•fen•sive Pronunciation: (koun"tur-u-fen'siv, koun'tur-u-fen"-), [key] — n. Mil. an attack by an army against an attacking enemy force. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: counteroffensive (Thesaurus) countermine counteroffer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language