Word:
Rejoinder
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
A usually rude or angry reply to something written or said.
Sentences:
1) The article was a stinging rejoinder to her critics.
2) He always has a smart-aleck rejoinder to everything.
Origin:
Middle English rejoiner, from Anglo-French rejoinder, from rejoinder.
First use:
15th century
Synonyms:
comeback, answer, reply, response, retort
Antonyms:
inquiry, query, question.
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