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retaliation

Main Entry:
retaliation [ri-tal-ee-ey-shuhn]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: vengeance
Synonyms: eye for an eye, punishment, reprisal, retribution, revenge
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Retaliation.
Category: 1. Conditional antagonism
Synonyms:
-nouns
retaliation, reprisal, retort; counterstroke, counterblast, counterplot, counterproject; retribution, lex talionis; reciprocation (reciprocity)., tit for tat, give and take, blow for blow, quid pro quo, a Roland for an Oliver, measure for measure, diamond cut diamond, the biter bit, a game at which two can play; reproof valiant, retort courteous., recrimination (accusation); revenge; compensation; reaction (recoil).
-verbs
retaliate, retort, turn upon; pay, pay off, pay back; pay in one's own coin, pay in the same coin; cap; reciprocate; turn the tables upon, return the compliment; give a quid pro quo, give as much as one takes, give as good as one gets; give and take, exchange fisticuffs; be quits, be even with; pay off old scores., serve one right, be hoist on one's own petard, throw a stone in one's own garden, catch a Tartar.
-adjectives
retaliating; retaliatory, retaliative; talionic.
-adverbs
in retaliation; en revanche.
-phrases
mutato nomine de te fabula narratur [Horace]; par pari refero [Terence]; tu quoque; you're another; suo sibi gladio hunc jugulo; a beau jeu beau retour; litem . . . lite resolvit
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Main Entry: backlash
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: adverse reaction
Synonyms: backfire, boomerang, counteraction, kickback, reaction, recoil, repercussion, resentment, resistance, response, retaliation, retroaction, tangle
Main Entry: comeback
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: snappy retort
Synonyms: answer back, quip, rejoinder, repartee, reply, response, retaliation, riposte
Main Entry: due
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: expected reward
Synonyms: be in line for, claim, comeuppance, compensation, deserts, entitlement, guerdon, interest, merits, need, payment, perquisite, prerogative, privilege, rate, recompense, repayment, reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, right, rights, satisfaction, title, vengeance, what is coming to one
Main Entry: feedback
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: response
Synonyms: answer, assessment, comeback, comment, criticism, evaluation, observation, reaction, rebuttal, reply, retaliation, sentiment
Main Entry: payment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fee; installment of fee
Synonyms: acquittal, advance, alimony, amends, amortization, amount, annuity, award, bounty, cash, defrayal, defrayment, deposit, disbursement, discharge, down, fee, hire, indemnification, outlay, part, pay-off, paying, pension, portion, premium, quittance, reckoning, recompense, redress, refund, reimbursement, remittance, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, retaliation, return, reward, salary, settlement, subsidy, sum, support, wage
Main Entry: rancor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: bitterness, hatefulness
Synonyms: acerbity, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bile, dudgeon, enmity, grudge, hardness of heart, harshness, hate, hatred, hostility, ill feeling, ill will, malevolence, malice, malignity, mordacity, pique, resentfulness, resentment, retaliation, revengefulness, ruthlessness, spite, spitefulness, spleen, umbrage, uncharitableness, unfriendliness, variance, vengeance, vengefulness, venom, vindictiveness, virulence
Antonyms: kindness, love, respect, sympathy
Main Entry: reply
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: answer
Synonyms: acknowledgment, antiphon, back talk, comeback, counter, echo, feedback, knee-jerk reaction, lip, reaction, reciprocation, rejoinder, respond, response, retaliation, retort, return, riposte, sass, snappy comeback, vibes, wisecrack
Notes: an answer is something said, written, or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a question
reply is generally used when the answer is understood to be verbal - either written or oral; response, by contrast, has a more general application and may be used for a variety of reactions
respond suggests a quick reaction while reply implies a return commensurate with the original demand or question
Antonyms: question, request
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