About The Word Retaliation
Learn about the word Retaliation to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Retaliation definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Retaliation
| Retaliation Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Retaliation?
[n] action taken in return for an injury or offense
Synonyms | Synonyms for Retaliation: revenge Related Terms | Find terms related to Retaliation: See Also | getting even | paying back | reprisal | retribution | return | vengeance Retaliation In Webster's Dictionary \Re*tal`i*a"tion\, n.
The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like;
retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil;
e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
God . . . takes what is done to others as done to
himself, and by promise obloges himself to full
retaliation. --Calamy.
Syn: Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Family chrysopidae ‐ green…
- Electric receptacle ‐ receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current…
- Norway ‐ a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side…
- Drab ‐ depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets";…
- Baste ‐ loose temporary stitches [v] cover with liquid before cooking;…
- Cinnamon snail ‐ rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then…
- Commode ‐ a tall elegant chest of drawers [n] a plumbing fixture for defecation…
- Cupressus macrocarpa ‐ tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely used…
- Capital loss ‐ the amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the…
- Dissidence ‐ disagreement; especially disagreement with the…