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
Sabeen	-	Urdu
Ruby	ROO-bee	English
Gustaw	GUWS-tahf	Polish
Wilfrid	WIL-frəd	English
Juris	-	Latvian
Pearl	[pə:l]