getting even vs retaliation

getting even and retaliation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
getting even	Yes	No	No	No
retaliation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, retaliation is a hyponym of getting even; that is, retaliation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than getting even:

getting even: a reciprocal group action
retaliation: action taken in return for an injury or offense

Other hyponyms of getting even include payment, requital, revenge, reciprocation, tit for tat.

getting even (noun)	retaliation (noun)
a reciprocal group action	action taken in return for an injury or offense

getting even vs retaliation

getting even and retaliation both are nouns.

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