Dictionary Definition
retaliation n : action taken in return for an
injury or offense [syn: revenge]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˌtæliˈeɪʃən/, /rI%t
Extensive Definition
Retaliation may refer
to:
- Revenge
- Retaliation (Dane Cook album), 2005 comedy album/DVD by Dane Cook
- Retaliation (Carnivore album), 1987 album by the thrash metal band Carnivore
- Retaliation (song), 2001 single from the Hip Hop group Jedi Mind Tricks
- Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back, 1998 album by rapper Daz Dillinger
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
alternation, amends, atonement, avengement, avenging, balancing, battledore and
shuttlecock, blood feud, blow for blow, commutation, compensation, cooperation, correction, counteraction, counterbalancing,
counterblow,
counterchange,
cross fire, discipline, exchange, expiation, feud, getting even, give-and-take,
indemnification,
indemnity, interchange, intermutation, interplay, lex talionis,
measure for measure, mutual admiration, mutual support, mutual
transfer, mutuality,
offsetting, permutation, punishment, quid pro quo,
reciprocality,
reciprocation,
reciprocity,
recompense, rectification, redress, reparation, repayment, reprisal, requital, restitution, retribution, revanche, revanchism, revenge, satisfaction, something for
something, substitution, sweet
revenge, tit for tat, transposal, transposition, vendetta, vengeance