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retaliationism

retaliationism noun: a policy of retaliation.

Noun

retaliationism (uncountable)

  1. A policy of retaliation.

Origin of retaliationism

From retaliation + -ism.

Questions about retaliationism

What does retaliationism mean?
Retaliationism means a policy of retaliation.
What part of speech is retaliationism?
Retaliationism is a noun.

Words near retaliationism in the dictionary

  1. retaliates
  2. retaliateth
  3. retaliating
  4. retaliatingly
  5. retaliation
  6. retaliationism
  7. retaliationist
  8. retaliationists
  9. retaliations
  10. retaliative
  11. retaliator

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