Retaliation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word retaliation
Brit.  |rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃn|  British pronunciation of the word retaliation

noun

- action taken in return for an injury or offense (syn: revenge)

Extra examples

After the company announced plans to reduce benefits, the union threatened to retaliate by calling for a strike.

...retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree...

This action was undoubtedly in retaliation for last week's bomb attack.

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