retaliation
Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injusticeViolent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.
» We expected some sort of retaliation.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.
Vergeltung
возме́здиеvozmézdije, воздая́ниеvozdajánije
відпла́таvidpláta, пока́раpokára
- action taken in return for an injury or offense
Examples
5 sentencesWe expected some sort of retaliation.
Threats of retaliation are blocking negotiations.
He carried out an act of retaliation.
ruОн осуществил акт возмездия. — shanghainese
Retaliation is inevitable.
ruВозмездие неотвратимо. — marafon
deVergeltung ist unausweichlich. — Yorwba
In retaliation, Damiano punched Rima.
Translations
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Forms
plural: retaliations| Singular | retaliation |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonyms- action taken in return for an injury or offense:revenge
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable