retaliation
Plural: retaliations
Noun
- action taken in return for an injury or offense
- Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.
Origin / Etymology
From retaliate + -ion.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
retaliation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordretaliation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
retaliation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
retaliation: valid Words With Friends Word