Retaliation

Noun CEFR C1

ɹiˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən

Definitions

Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolrepresalia retaliación

Françaisreprésailles

DeutschHeimzahlung Vergeltung

31 more languages

العربيةالإنتقام قصاص

Българскиотмъщение

বাংলাপ্রতিশোধ

Bosanskirevanš реванш

Catalàrepresàlia

Češtinaodplata represálie

Danskgengældelse

Ελληνικάανταπόδοση αντεκδίκηση αντίποινα

Suomikosto kostoisku kostotoimi

Gaeilgedíoltas

Gàidhligaicheamhail dìoghaltas

हिन्दीप्रतिकर प्रतिकार प्रतिहिंसा

Hrvatskirevanš реванш

Magyarmegtorlás

Bahasa Indonesiapembalasan retaliasi

Italianorappresaglia ritorsione

日本語仕返し報復復讐意趣晴らし意趣返し返報

한국어보복 복수

Latinatalio

मराठीबदला

Nederlandsvergelding

Polskiodpłata odwet

Portuguêsrepresália retaliação

Românărepresalii

Русскийвоздаяние возмездие

සිංහලපළිය

Српскиrevanš реванш

Svenskavedergällning

Tagalogbalik-taga

Türkçeintikam misilleme öç

Українськавідпла́та

Examples

“Hamas knew there would be massive retaliations.”

CEFR level

C1

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See also

retaliationism retaliationist Retaliations Retaliative retaliator Retaliatory

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