retaliation
noun
the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal.
counterretaliation
-
a word derived from
retaliation.
Example Sentences
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It was not until last Saturday, after a week of retaliation and counterretaliation, that the first apparent break in the conflict came.
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