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retaliation

noun
The act of retaliating: counteraction, counterattack, counterblow, reciprocation, reprisal, requital, retribution, revenge, tit for tat, vengeance. Idioms: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, like for like , measure for measure . See attack, forgiveness

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