retaliation

As an adjective spiteful

is filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious.

As a noun retaliation is

violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and retaliation

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while retaliation is violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.

As a noun retaliation is

violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.

As a noun retaliation is

violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.

As nouns the difference between retaliation and counterstroke

is that retaliation is violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice while counterstroke is a blow given in return.

As nouns the difference between retaliation and countercurse

is that retaliation is violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice while countercurse is a curse cast in retaliation to another curse.

As a noun retaliation

is violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.

As a verb countermoving is

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As an adjective countermoving is

that moves in opposition or retaliation.

As nouns the difference between retaliation and countermovement

is that retaliation is violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice while countermovement is a movement in opposition, or retaliation to another.

As nouns the difference between retaliation and countermove

is that retaliation is violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice while countermove is a move in opposition or response to a preceding move.

As a verb countermove is

to move in opposition or in retaliation.

As a noun retaliation

is violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.

As an adjective antiretaliation is

(legal|of a law) disallowing or preventing retaliation.