Meaning of RETALIATION
| Pronunciation: | | ri`talee'eyshun
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[n] action taken in return for an injury or offense |
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RETALIATION is a 11 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | revenge |
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| | See Also: | | getting even, paying back, reprisal, retribution, return, vengeance | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*tal`i*a"tion\, n.
The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like;
retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil;
e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
God . . . takes what is done to others as done to
himself, and by promise obloges himself to full
retaliation. --Calamy.
Syn: Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment.
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