retaliatory
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7.8
- adjective
- /rɪˈtæliəˌtɔri/
- That'll certainly guarantee a retaliatory gesture against the United States.
- retaliatory action
- retaliatory measures
- retaliatory strike
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Watch on YouTubeBut it has the right to do it in a retaliatory way as well.
- But it has the right to do it in a retaliatory way as well.
- I'm going to put out a retaliatory blog post.
- There's a strong desire for doing something that's retaliatory, for vindicating oneself.
- There's no freedom here, only retaliatory rule by a fascist who wishes to be king.
- So these tariffs get implemented and this triggers retaliatory tariffs from other countries.
- So the data show that if you have been bullied in school, you're more likely to commit a follow on act of violence, often retaliatory.
- But people being people, they're apartment to escalate retaliatory behavior, thus creating what law called a state of war.
- So when you are a pacifist or non non retaliatory and you're forcing someone who's using force, like look what you're doing, look what you've become.
Examples
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Given the current level of tensions between our countries, this could result in horrifying retaliatory attacks on the motherland.
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We would be forced to take retaliatory action, and that would be against our best interest.
Fiction book (1990) -
Iran has launched the first wave of its retaliatory strike against Israel.
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A local judge explained that these boys were at risk of retaliatory attacks by other children and by paid vigilantes.
Academic text (1997) -
The US Air Force has alerted all defense commands and retaliatory units.
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All right, then I'm authorizing an immediate retaliatory strike.
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The attack has triggered a series of retaliatory suicide bombings against American embassies abroad.
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So these tariffs get implemented and this triggers retaliatory tariffs from other countries.
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I felt if I had not led the march, pent-up emotions and inner tensions would have led to an uncontrollable retaliatory situation, a violent situation on both sides.
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In response to the surprise attack, the country's leaders planned a retaliatory attack to protect their citizens.
Synonyms
45
7.9
Wanting strongly to hurt someone who hurt you
38
6.9
Wanting to harm someone because they hurt you
2
5.8
Wanting to hurt someone who hurt you
1
8.0
Relating to punishment that aims to give someone what they deserve
1
9.9
Something that punishes or rewards someone for what they did
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8.3
Intended to punish someone in return for a wrong
Intended as punishment to restore justice after a wrong
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
2
7.7
A tax on imports that a government adds in reply to another country's trade barriers
- Formal
1
8.9
A landlord forces a tenant to leave because they complained or used their rights
How Retaliatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Retaliatory comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and talio 'to pay back'. So, a retaliatory action is done to 'pay back' someone or get revenge.