retaliation
🇺🇸
/rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn/
noun
R
hurting someone back because they hurt you first
The attack was retaliation for the earlier bombing.
translation
hurting someone back because they hurt you first
Word Forms
Plural
retaliations