retaliation
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retaliation
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re - ta - lia - tion -> retaliation
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~ (against sb/ sth) (by doing sth/ with sth) လက်တုံ့ပြန်သည်။
The boy slapped his sister, who retaliated by kicking him. ❍ They threatened to retaliate against similar cross-border raids. ❍ They are likely to retaliate.
❏ retaliation /rÇ'tæli'eÇʃn/ n [U]
~ (against sb/ sth); ~ (for sth) လက်တုံ့ပြန်မှု။ the danger of retaliation against UN aid workers ❍ The shooting may have been in retaliation for the recent sectarian murders.
❏ retaliatory /rÇ'tæliǝtri;US -tↄ:ri/ adj တန်ပြန်။ လက်တုံ့ပြန် [သော]။
take retaliatory measures ❍ The raid was purely retaliatory.
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hit back, strike back, get even, even the score, react, get your own back, get revenge, give as good as you get, get back at, exact retribution, get, give and take, give tit for tat, make reprisal, pay, pay back, reciprocate, recompense, repay, requite, retrospect, return, return the compliment, revenge, revive, settle, square accounts, take an eye for an eye, take revenge, turn the tables on, turn upon, wreak vengeance
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hit backstrike backget eveneven the scorereactget your own backget revengegive as good as you getget back atexact retributiongetgive and takegive tit for tatmake reprisalpaypay backreciprocaterecompenserepayrequiteretrospectreturnreturn the complimentrevengerevivesettlesquare accountstake an eye for an eye
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