fightbackEtymologyFrom fight + back, as a deverbal from fight back.fightback means A campaign of resistance; a counterattack. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.nounA campaign of resistance; a counterattack.“The gay movement is in retreat as evidenced in the rise of anti-gay attacks and and ^([sic]) the success of anti-gay legislation. One only needs to read the Gay Community News to realize the severity of the anti-gay offensive. The fightback to this anti-gay offensive has been weak and disoriented. The number of gay organizations, thus the number of organized gays are shrinking, not growing.”