counterblast

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

counterblast
    n 1: a vigorous and unrestrained response; "her tirade provoked
         a counterblast from her husband"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

counterblast \counterblast\ n.
   a vigorous and unrestrained verbal response; as, her tirade
   provoked a counterblast from her husband.
   [WordNet 1.5]