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retortion

retortion is the alternative form of retorsion.

Meaning of retorsion

Noun

retorsion (countable and uncountable, plural retorsions)

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

Forms of retortion

pluralretortions

Questions about retortion

What is retortion the alternative form of?
Retortion is the alternative form of retorsion.

Words near retortion in the dictionary

  1. retorters
  2. retortest
  3. retorteth
  4. retortful
  5. retorting
  6. retortion
  7. retortions
  8. retortive
  9. retorts
  10. retorture
  11. retortured

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retortion (page history and authors); retorsion (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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