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- pronunciation:
- rih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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| definition 1: |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge.
In reprisal for German attacks on their cities, the French bombed the German city of Baden.- synonyms:
- retaliation, revenge, vengeance
- similar words:
- counterattack, deserts, retribution, tit for tat
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| definition 2: |
the use of force or political tactics to strike back against another country without actually going to war.
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