riposte

US /rɪˈpoʊst/
UK /rɪˈpoʊst/
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phản đối

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

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She made a sharp/witty/neat riposte.
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phản đối

to make a riposte:

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She simply riposted that she did not create the book for the scientific community.