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    retaliation
    /rɪˌtalɪˈeɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the action of returning a military attack; counter-attack: "the bombings are believed to be in retaliation for the trial of 15 suspects"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › retaliationRETALIATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Retaliation is the act of hurting someone or doing something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of retaliation with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › retaliationRETALIATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Retaliation is the act of hurting someone or doing something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of retaliation with examples from various sources.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › retaliateRETALIATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Retaliate means to hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you. See the pronunciation, synonyms, and usage examples of retaliate in different contexts.

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  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › retaliateRetaliate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Retaliate means to return like for like, especially to get revenge. See synonyms, examples, word history, and legal and kids definitions of retaliate.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › retaliationRetaliation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Retaliation is an act of revenge. Before you initiate retaliation on someone who has wronged you, consider whether he or she might have a ninja alter ego and a set of nunchucks stashed away. The noun retaliation stems from the Latin retaliare, meaning “pay back in kind.” Notice the word kind in that definition.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › retaliationRETALIATION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Retaliation definition: the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal.. See examples of RETALIATION used in a sentence.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › retaliationRetaliation - definition of retaliation by The Free Dictionary

    Retaliation is the act of doing something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action. The web page provides the origin, synonyms, and usage of the term, as well as related expressions and phrases.