retaliatory

• Describe una acción que se realiza como respuesta para causar daño o perjuicio a quien ha ofendido o agraviado previamente; relacionado con la venganza o la represalia.

Describes an action intended to return an injury or wrong; relating to revenge or payback.

1. Retributive or vengefulC1formal

   Relating to or involving an act of returning harm or injury for a wrong suffered.

   Retaliatorio, de represalia

   • The company took retaliatory measures against the whistleblower.
   • Retaliatory tariffs were imposed by the government.
   • His retaliatory actions only escalated the conflict.

   Sinónimospunitivereprisalretributiverevengefulvindictive

   Antónimosforgivinglenientmerciful