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retaliating Definition and Meaning in English (retaliating definition)

verb
Synonyms:avengingrevengingreciprocating
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Retaliating definition: The act of making an attack or assault in return for a similar attack or injury.

Definitions of Retaliating

  1. 1verb

    The act of making an attack or assault in return for a similar attack or injury.

Example Sentences

formal

“The country is retaliating against the cyber attack.”

casual

“He was accused of retaliating against his former employer.”

Synonyms

avengingrevengingreciprocatinghitting back

Antonyms

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveretaliate
third person singularretaliates
past tenseretaliated
nounretaliation
adjectiveretaliatory

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Retaliating definition: The act of making an attack or assault in return for a similar attack or injury.
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'Retaliating' translates to 'retaliating' in English. Retaliating definition: The act of making an attack or assault in return for a similar attack or injury.
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