retaliation

«retaliation» in Mova's school dictionary: Doing something bad to someone because they did something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (retaliation — usually uncountable; a retaliation)

meaning for a pupil

Doing something bad to someone because they did something bad to you; hitting back; revenge. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and history a war can start with an attack and a retaliation. In school behaviour rules, retaliation is still wrong: tell a teacher instead of hitting back. In sport a player can be sent off for retaliation. Phrases: in retaliation for, fear of retaliation.

examples

• He kicked the ball away in retaliation. tree →
• The referee sent him off for retaliation. tree →
• In retaliation for the attack, the army fired back. tree →
• Telling a teacher is better than retaliation. tree →
• She was afraid of retaliation if she told anyone. tree →
• The country raised taxes on imports in retaliation. tree →

note

Verb: retaliate. Often used with «for» and «against». Retaliation answers a first action; it is not the first act.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «retaliation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.