"retaliation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹiˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ [General-American], /ɹə-/ [General-American], /ɹi-/ [General-American], /-ʃɪn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retaliation.wav Forms: retaliations [plural]
Etymology: From retaliate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retaliate|ion}} retaliate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} retaliation (usually uncountable, plural retaliations)
  1. Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge. Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: anticipatory retaliation, antiretaliation, massive retaliation, nonretaliation Related terms: retaliate, retaliatory Translations (act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice): সেকা (xeka) (Assamese), পোটক (pütok) (Assamese), প্রতিশোধ (protiśōdh) (Bengali), възмездие (vǎzmezdie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), отмъщение (otmǎštenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), represàlia [feminine] (Catalan), 報復 (Chinese Mandarin), 报复 (bàofù) (Chinese Mandarin), odplata [feminine] (Czech), gengældelse [common-gender] (Danish), vergelding (Dutch), kosto (Finnish), kostoisku (Finnish), représailles (French), Vergeltung [feminine] (German), megtorlás (Hungarian), pembalasan (Indonesian), díoltas [masculine] (Irish), rappresaglia [feminine] (Italian), ritorsione [feminine] (Italian), 仕返し (shikaeshi suru) (alt: しかえする) (Japanese), 復讐 (fukushū) (alt: ふくしゅう) (Japanese), 복수 (boksu) (alt: 復讐) (Korean), talio [feminine] (Latin), ngakinga (Maori), प्रत्याघात (pratyāghāt) [masculine] (Marathi), बदला (badlā) [masculine] (Marathi), gjengjeldelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), odwet [masculine] (Polish), retaliacja [feminine] (Polish), retaliação [feminine] (Portuguese), represália (Portuguese), represalii [feminine, plural] (Romanian), возме́здие (vozmézdije) [neuter] (Russian), воздая́ние (vozdajánije) [neuter] (Russian), dìoghaltas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), aicheamhail [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), represalia (Spanish), retaliación [feminine] (Spanish), vedergällning [common-gender] (Swedish), balik-taga (Tagalog), öç (Turkish), intikam (Turkish), misilleme (Turkish), відпла́та (vidpláta) [feminine] (Ukrainian), пока́ра (pokára) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2009 January 13, “'Never again,' says survivor”, in Toronto Star:",
          "text": "Hamas knew there would be massive retaliations.",
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          "word": "সেকা"
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          "word": "報復"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "bàofù",
          "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
          "word": "报复"
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          "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
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          "word": "ritorsione"
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          "alt": "しかえする",
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          "alt": "ふくしゅう",
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          "word": "復讐"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "boksu",
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          "word": "복수"
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          "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
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          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
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          "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
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          "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
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          "word": "retaliação"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
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          "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
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        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
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        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009 January 13, “'Never again,' says survivor”, in Toronto Star:",
          "text": "Hamas knew there would be massive retaliations.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Violent",
          "violent"
        ],
        [
          "punitive",
          "punitive"
        ],
        [
          "response",
          "response"
        ],
        [
          "harm",
          "harm"
        ],
        [
          "perceived",
          "perceived"
        ],
        [
          "injustice",
          "injustice"
        ],
        [
          "revenge",
          "revenge"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹiˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹə-/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹi-/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ʃɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "xeka",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "সেকা"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "pütok",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "পোটক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "protiśōdh",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "প্রতিশোধ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎzmezdie",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "възмездие"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otmǎštenie",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отмъщение"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "represàlia"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "報復"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bàofù",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "报复"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "odplata"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gengældelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "vergelding"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "kosto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "kostoisku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "représailles"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vergeltung"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "megtorlás"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "pembalasan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "díoltas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rappresaglia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ritorsione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しかえする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shikaeshi suru",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "仕返し"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふくしゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fukushū",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "復讐"
    },
    {
      "alt": "復讐",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "boksu",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "복수"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "talio"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "ngakinga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "pratyāghāt",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "प्रत्याघात"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "badlā",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "बदला"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gjengjeldelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "odwet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "retaliacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "retaliação"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "represália"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "represalii"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozmézdije",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "возме́здие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozdajánije",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "воздая́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dìoghaltas"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aicheamhail"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "represalia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "retaliación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vedergällning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "balik-taga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "öç"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "intikam"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "word": "misilleme"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidpláta",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "відпла́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pokára",
      "sense": "act of responding violently to an act of harm or perceived injustice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пока́ра"
    }
  ],
  "word": "retaliation"
}

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