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retaliation

/rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण रिटैलिएशन

प्रतिशोध, जवाबी कार्रवाई

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    [U] ~ (against sb/sth) (for sth)

    action that a person takes against somebody who has harmed them in some way

    प्रतिशोध, जवाबी कार्रवाई

    • in retaliation for the attack
    • The shopkeeper feared retaliation if he reported the extortion.
    • The country imposed new taxes in retaliation for the ban.
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    • He feared retaliation from his angry neighbours.
    • There was no retaliation, and the argument ended there.

    Synonyms revenge reprisal vengeance retribution counter-attack

    Opposite forgiveness pardon acceptance

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re·tal·i·a·tion

With -tal-i-.

-tal-i- के साथ।

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Keep the revenge words together: retaliation, reprisal (an act of violence against somebody in return), revenge, vengeance, retribution (severe punishment for something very bad), tit for tat (harming somebody because they harmed you).

प्रतिशोध के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: retaliation, reprisal (बदले में हिंसक कार्रवाई), revenge, vengeance, retribution (बहुत बुरे काम के लिए कठोर दंड), tit for tat (जैसे को तैसा)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

In retaliation for sth ('in retaliation for the insult').

Collocation 'in retaliation for sth' का अर्थ है किसी बात के बदले में जवाबी कार्रवाई के रूप में, जैसे 'in retaliation for the insult' (अपमान का बदला लेने के लिए)।