counterembargo

Etymology

From counter- + embargo.

counterembargo means an embargo that a nation sets up in response to another embargo against it. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.

noun

An embargo that a nation sets up in response to another embargo against it.“At the same time, the Republic of Cyprus is stymied by a counterembargo by Turkey on its ships and planes, denying them access to the giant and lucrative Turkish market, its closest neighbor.”