Word: retort Word origin: 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’. Phonetic: rɪˈtɔːt Listen:
say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner. Example: ‘No need to be rude,’ retorted Isabel
repay (an insult or injury). Example: it was now his time to retort the humiliation
a sharp, angry, or witty reply. Example: she opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort
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