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paying back vs retaliation

retaliation vs paying back

paying back and retaliation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
paying back Yes No No No
retaliation Yes No No No
As nouns, retaliation is a hyponym of paying back; that is, retaliation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than paying back:
  • paying back: a reciprocal group action
  • retaliation: action taken in return for an injury or offense
Other hyponyms of paying back include payment, requital, revenge, reciprocation, tit for tat.
paying back (noun) retaliation (noun)
a reciprocal group action action taken in return for an injury or offense
Difference between paying back and retaliation

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