retaliation

re·tal·i·ate  (r-tl-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.

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[Late Latin retlire, retlit- : Latin re-, re- + Latin tli, punishment in kind; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·tali·ation n.

re·tali·ative, re·tali·a·tory (--tôr, -tr) adj.

re·tali·ator n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

retaliation - action taken in return for an injury or offense revenge getting 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

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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

Translations

retaliation [rɪtælɪˈeɪʃən] n → represalias fpl;

in retaliation for → como represalia por

retaliation [rɪtælɪˈeɪʃən] n → représailles fpl, vengeance f;

in retaliation for → par représailles pour

retaliation [rɪtælɪˈeɪʃən] retaliate n → Vergeltung f;

in retaliation for retaliate → als Vergeltung für

retaliation [rɪtælɪˈeɪʃən] n → rappresaglie fpl;

in retaliation for → per vendicarsi di