Akademik

retaliation

noun

action taken in return for an injury or offense (Freq. 3)

• Syn: ↑revenge

• Derivationally related forms: ↑revenge (for: ↑revenge), ↑retaliate

• Hypernyms: ↑return, ↑paying back, ↑getting even

• Hyponyms: ↑vengeance, ↑retribution, ↑payback, ↑reprisal

Useful english dictionary. 2012.