retaliation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹi-/ (General-American)
- /-ʃɪn/ (General-American)
- /ɹɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)
- /ɹiˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹə-/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English retaliate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English retaliation From retaliate + -ion.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.
Hamas knew there would be massive retaliations.
2009 January 13, “'Never again,' says survivor”, in Toronto Star:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| retaliations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonretaliation · massive retaliation · retaliationist · anticipatory retaliation · retaliationism · antiretaliation · counterretaliation
Relateds
Translations (47)
da gengældelse (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · ga díoltas (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · as পোটক (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · ko 복수 (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · mi ngakinga (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · it ritorsione (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · bg отмъщение (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · bn প্রতিশোধ (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · fi kostoisku (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · ar اِنْتِقَام (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · cs odplata (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · uk пока́ра (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · tl balik-taga (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · hu megtorlás (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · mr प्रत्याघात (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · pt represália (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · ja 復讐 (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · it rappresaglia (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · sv vedergällning (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · es retaliación (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · id retaliasi (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · la talio (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · ja 仕返し (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · nl vergelding (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · tr öç (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · ru воздая́ние (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · id pembalasan (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · nb gjengjeldelse (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · as সেকা (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · es represalia (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · tr intikam (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · fr représailles (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · gd aicheamhail (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · bg възмездие (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · cmn 報復 /报复 (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · pt retaliação (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · pl odwet (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · uk відпла́та (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · ca represàlia (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · gd dìoghaltas (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · mr बदला (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · ro represalii (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · pl retaliacja (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · tr misilleme (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · fi kosto (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · de Vergeltung (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice) · ru возме́здие (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice)