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retorsion

retorsion noun: an act of retaliation taken by one nation against another as a reprisal.

Noun

retorsion (countable and uncountable, plural retorsions)

  1. An act of retaliation taken by one nation against another as a reprisal.

Forms of retorsion

pluralretorsions
alternative formretortion

Questions about retorsion

What does retorsion mean?
Retorsion means an act of retaliation taken by one nation against another as a reprisal.
What part of speech is retorsion?
Retorsion is a noun.
What is the plural of retorsion?
The plural of retorsion is retorsions.

Words near retorsion in the dictionary

  1. retornado
  2. retornados
  3. retorque
  4. retorqued
  5. retorquing
  6. retorsion
  7. retorsions
  8. retort
  9. retort bag
  10. retort cell
  11. retort cells

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