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• retaliation — retaliation, reprisal, revenge, vengeance, retribution can all mean both the act of inflicting or the intent to inflict injury in return for injury, and the injury so inflicted. Retaliation implies a return of like for like, commonly a return of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• retaliation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ massive ▪ brutal, violent ▪ physical ▪ swift ▪ immediate, instant …   Collocations dictionary

• retaliation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Returning like for like Nouns 1. retaliation, reprisal, requital, counterstroke, retribution, compensation, reciprocation, reciprocity, retort, counterattack, recrimination, tit for tat, give and take,… …   English dictionary for students

• retaliation — re|tal|i|a|tion [rıˌtæliˈeıʃən] n [U] action against someone who has done something bad to you →↑revenge in retaliation (for sth) ▪ This action was undoubtedly in retaliation for last week s bomb attack. retaliation against ▪ the threat of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• retaliation — re|tal|i|a|tion [ rı,tæli eıʃn ] noun uncount the act of doing something harmful or unpleasant to someone because they have done something harmful or unpleasant to you: retaliation against: There is always the risk of possible retaliation against …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• retaliation — UK [rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] the act of doing something harmful or unpleasant to someone because they have done something harmful or unpleasant to you retaliation against: There is always the risk of possible retaliation against… …   English dictionary

• retaliation — n. 1) massive retaliation 2) an act of retaliation 3) in retaliation for * * * [rɪˌtælɪ eɪʃ(ə)n] an act of retaliation in retaliationfor massive retaliation …   Combinatory dictionary

• retaliation — noun (U) action against someone who has done something bad to you: the threat of retaliation | in retaliation for: Union leaders are threatening strike action in retaliation for the recent pay cuts …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• retaliation — index counterattack, exchange, interchange, reaction (opposition), reprisal, requital, retribution …   Law dictionary

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