retort

retort

/rɪˈtɔːt/

​to reply quickly to a comment, in an angry, offended or humorous way

+ speech

‘Don't be ridiculous!’ Pat retorted angrily.

She quickly retorted, ‘What does it matter?’

retort that…

Sam retorted that it was my fault as much as his.

Collocations

adverb

Word Origin

verb late 15th cent. (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’.

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