Payback
Payback noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In Quantum Force: Tom Swift uses his newest invention to exact some payback on some muggers — and gets grounded as soon as he gets home for doing something so stupid.
Source: Literature / Tom Swift -
The Dog Bites Back: After being under Eggman's thumb due to his torturous conch, the Deadly Six waste no time unleashing swift payback once Sonic obliviously gets rid of it.
Source: Video Game / Sonic Lost World
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