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retaliation
noun
(re-tal-i-a-tion)
action taken in return for an injury or offense
Synonyms:
revenge
,
Words Related to
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revenge
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reprisal
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retribution
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reprisals
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vendetta
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backlash
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persecution
,
punishment
,
vengeance
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vindictiveness
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blackmail
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victimization
,
payback
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victimized
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counterattack
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riposte
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recrimination
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repression
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reaction
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deterrence
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response
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respond
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restitution
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reply
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victimisation
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answer
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counter-attack
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harassment
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provocation
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intimidation
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insubordination
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hostility
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slander
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wrath
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confrontation
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grievance
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aggression
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whistleblower
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discrimination
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whistle blower
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assault
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whistleblowing
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vilification
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defamation
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mistreatment
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denunciation
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betrayal
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enmity
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disloyalty
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accusation
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retorsion
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vengement
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lex talionis
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revengement
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repercussions
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avengeance
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blackballing
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insectation
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censure
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retaliator
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counterstrike
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rebuke
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despicableness
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expulsion
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sabotage
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attack
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slurs
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defiance
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vigilantism
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threats
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violation
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belittlement
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reprimand
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strikebreaking
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condemnation
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sanction
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blowback
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lawsuit
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terrorization
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insults
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grudge
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extortion
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boycotts
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sexual harassment
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countersuit
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ostracism
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backfire
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bewreke
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aggressors
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animus
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crime of passion
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aggressing
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comminate
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sue
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justification
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overreaction
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aggrievance
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witch hunt
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infringement
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protest
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retaliation
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