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Word: Retort
Speech Type: Verb
late 15th century (in the sense ‘hurl back an accusation or insult’): from Latin retort- ‘twisted back, cast back’, from the verb retorquere, from re- ‘in return’ + torquere ‘to twist’
rɪˈtɔːt
say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner
Short Definition:say something in answer to remark
Examples:- ‘No need to be rude,’ retorted Isabel
- he retorted that this was nonsense
repay (an insult or injury)
Short Definition:repay
Examples:- it was now his time to retort the humiliation
Word: Retort
Speech Type: Noun
rɪˈtɔːt
a sharp, angry, or witty reply
Short Definition:sharp, angry, or witty reply
Examples:- she opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort
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