• Riposte in Modern Pentathlon - Fencing. The attacking action that a fencer will use after successfully parrying an attack.


    Riposte meaning & definition 1 of Riposte.


  • A counterattack either literally (in [fencing], after [parrying] a [lunge] attack, or figuratively (in conversation, after an insult)

    Riposte meaning & definition 2 of Riposte.


  • A quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism.

    Riposte meaning & definition 3 of Riposte.


  • a quick and clever remark, often made in answer to a criticism:

    Riposte meaning & definition 4 of Riposte.

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