Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.

    Vergeltung

    возме́здиеvozmézdije, воздая́ниеvozdajánije

    відпла́таvidpláta, пока́раpokára

More definitions
  • action taken in return for an injury or offense

Examples

5 sentences
  1. We expected some sort of retaliation.

  2. Threats of retaliation are blocking negotiations.

  3. He carried out an act of retaliation.

    ruОн осуществил акт возмездия. — shanghainese

  4. Retaliation is inevitable.

    ruВозмездие неотвратимо. — marafon

    deVergeltung ist unausweichlich. — Yorwba

  5. In retaliation, Damiano punched Rima.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice:
Русский
By meaning 1
act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice:

Forms

plural: retaliations
Singularretaliation

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • action taken in return for an injury or offense:revenge

Word family

9 related words

See also

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