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retaliation

/ɹɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/noun5 syllables

Retaliation means: action taken in return for an injury or offense.

Synonyms for retaliation1

noun, as in action taken in return for an injury or offense

revenge

What does retaliation mean?1

noun

1

action taken in return for an injury or offense

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with retaliation?60

two syllables

stationnation
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All 60 rhymes for retaliation, grouped by syllable

Retaliation in a sentence

  • Threats of retaliation are blocking negotiations.rul
  • He carried out an act of retaliation.AlanF_US
  • We expected some sort of retaliation.CK

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Forms of retaliation

as a noun

plural
retaliations