retaliate against

retaliate against someone or something

to take revenge against someone or something. The striking workers will retaliate against the company with a protest march. The students retaliated against the administration.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hoshi	ho-shee	Japanese
Colum	-	Irish
Fito	-	Spanish
Riya	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Lora	LAWR-a (English)	English, Italian
Adwoa	-	Western African, Akan