Retaliation
Retaliation noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.
Vindictiveness and retaliation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vindictiveness" instead a noun "Retaliation".
Vindictiveness
Vindictiveness noun - A malevolent desire for revenge.
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Synonyms for Vindictiveness
Retaliation and vindictiveness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Retaliation" instead a noun "Vindictiveness".
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Related pairs
- resentment and retaliation
- resentment and vindictiveness
- satisfaction and retaliation
- satisfaction and vindictiveness
- return and retaliation
- return and vindictiveness
- reprisal and retaliation
- reprisal and vindictiveness
- repayment and retaliation
- repayment and vindictiveness
- retribution and retaliation
- retribution and vindictiveness
- requital and retaliation
- requital and vindictiveness
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