re·tal·i·ate (r -t l  - t )v. re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing, re·tal·i·ates v.intr. To return like for like, especially evil for evil. v.tr. To pay back (an injury) in kind. [Late Latin ret lire, retlit- : Latin re-, re- + Latin tli , punishment in kind; see tel - in Indo-European roots.]re·tal i·ation n.re·tal i·ative, re·tali·a·tory (--tôr, -tr) adj.re·tal i·ator n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  retaliation - action taken in return for an injury or offensegetting even, paying back, return - a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" vengeance, payback, retribution - the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution" reprisal - a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime |
retaliation
noun revenge, repayment, vengeance, reprisal, retribution, tit for tat, an eye for an eye, reciprocation, counterstroke, requital, counterblow, a taste of your own medicine They believe the attack was in retaliation for his death.
Quotations
"The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on" [William Shakespeare Henry VI, part 3]
"The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on" [William Shakespeare Henry VI, part 3]
Translations
retaliation [rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃən] N (Mil) → represalias fpl; (= revenge) → represalia f
he sulks as a form of retaliation → su forma de desquitarse es enfurruñarse
in or by way of retaliation (for sth): he was executed in retaliation for a raid on their headquarters → lo ejecutaron como represalia por el asalto de su sede
he sulks as a form of retaliation → su forma de desquitarse es enfurruñarse
in or by way of retaliation (for sth): he was executed in retaliation for a raid on their headquarters → lo ejecutaron como represalia por el asalto de su sede
retaliation [rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃən] n → représailles fpl
in retaliation for → en représailles de, par représailles pour
in retaliation for → en représailles de, par représailles pour
retaliation
n → Vergeltung f; (in fight also) → Vergeltungsschlag m; (in argument, diplomacy etc) → Konterschlag m; his retaliation was vicious → er hat sich auf üble Weise revanchiert; in retaliation → zur Vergeltung; that’s my retaliation for what you did to me → das ist meine Revanche für das, was Sie mir angetan haben; in retaliation for your unkindness → um mich für Ihre Unfreundlichkeit zu revanchieren; policy of retaliation → Vergeltungspolitik f
retaliation [rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n → rappresaglie fpl
by way of retaliation, in retaliation → per rappresaglia
in retaliation for → per vendicarsi di
retaliation [rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n → rappresaglie fpl
by way of retaliation, in retaliation → per rappresaglia
in retaliation for → per vendicarsi di
by way of retaliation, in retaliation → per rappresaglia
in retaliation for → per vendicarsi di
retaliation [rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n → rappresaglie fpl
by way of retaliation, in retaliation → per rappresaglia
in retaliation for → per vendicarsi di
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