Retaliatory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to or having the nature of retribution

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻtˈælɪətˌɔːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪtˈalɪətəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪtˈalɪətəɹi/

5 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻtˈælɪətˌɔːɹi/.

Examples

retributive justice demands an eye for an eye

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retributive vindicatory retributory relatiative

Parts of Speech

adjective

of or relating to or having the nature of retribution

“retributive justice demands an eye for an eye”

Word Forms

retaliate

verb

take revenge for a perceived wrong

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vergeltung

von Vergeltung, von Vergeltung oder von Vergeltungscharakter

🇫🇷French

de représailles

de ou se rapportant à ou ayant la nature d'une rétribution

🇪🇸Spanish

vengativo

de o relacionado con o que tiene la naturaleza de retribución

🇮🇹Italian

ritorsione

di o relativo a o avente natura di retribuzione

🇳🇱Dutch

vergeldingsmaatregelen

van of verband houdend met of de aard van vergelding hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

retaliatório

de ou relacionado a ou tendo a natureza de retribuição

🇷🇺Russian

ответный

возмездия, относящегося к возмездию или имеющего характер возмездия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुंहतोड़

प्रतिशोध की प्रकृति से संबंधित या उससे संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিশোধমূলক

বা প্রতিশোধের প্রকৃতির সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

பழிவாங்கும்

அல்லது பழிவாங்கும் தன்மையுடன் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతీకార

ప్రతీకారం తీర్చుకునే స్వభావం లేదా దానికి సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

बदला घेणारा

प्रतिशोधाचे स्वरूप किंवा त्याच्याशी संबंधित किंवा असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિશોધ

પ્રતિશોધની પ્રકૃતિ અથવા તેની સાથે સંબંધિત અથવા ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರದ

ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರದ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതികാരം

പ്രതികാരത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਲਾ ਲੈਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਬਦਲੇ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انتقامی

کا یا اس سے متعلق یا بدلے کی نوعیت رکھنے والا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

报复性

属于或关于或具有报应性质的

🇯🇵Japanese

報復的な

報復の、報復に関する、または報復の性質を持つ

🇰🇷Korean

보복적인

보복과 관련이 있거나 보복의 성격을 갖고 있는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trả đũa

thuộc, liên quan đến hoặc có tính chất của sự trả thù

🇹🇭Thai

การตอบโต้

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับหรือมีลักษณะเป็นการลงโทษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembalasan

dari atau berkaitan dengan atau mempunyai sifat retribusi

🇵🇭Filipino

paghihiganti

ng o nauugnay sa o pagkakaroon ng katangian ng retribution

🇲🇾Malay

membalas dendam

daripada atau berkaitan dengan atau mempunyai sifat pembalasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتقامي

أو تتعلق أو لها طبيعة القصاص

🇮🇷Persian

تلافی جویانه

از یا مربوط به یا داشتن ماهیت قصاص

🇹🇷Turkish

misilleme

intikam niteliğinde veya bununla ilgili veya intikam niteliğinde olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

תגמול

של או קשור או בעל אופי של גמול

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The primary meaning of 'retaliatory' is 'of or relating to or having the nature of retribution'.

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Using 'retaliatory' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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