ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Some common synonyms of retort are answer, rejoinder, reply, and response. While all these words mean “something spoken, written, or done in return, ” retort implies a reaction to an implicit or explicit charge, criticism, or attack which contains a countercharge or counterattack.

Detailed explanation-2: –ˌpär-, -ˈtā Synonyms of repartee. : a quick and witty reply. : a succession or interchange of clever retorts : amusing and usually light sparring with words.

Detailed explanation-3: -“That’s not true!” she retorted. She retorted angrily that it wasn’t true.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definitions of retort. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) synonyms: comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, return, riposte. types: back talk, backtalk, lip, mouth, sass, sassing.