do sth harmful to sb because they have harmed you first
"He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
"The Empire strikes back"
"The Giants struck back and won the opener"
"The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
Authority for retaliating some of the indignities.
出自: James Mill
They used their abilities to retaliate the injury.
出自: H. T. Buckle