retortion
noun
re·tor·tion
rə̇ˈtȯrshən,
rēˈ-,
-tȯ(ə)sh-
plural -s
1
: an act of retorting : a turning, twisting, bending, or throwing back : reflection
2
obsolete : retort entry 2
3
or retorsion : retaliation —used chiefly of acts by which an aggrieved state treats the subjects of another state giving provocation in a manner similar to that in which the subjects of the state using retortion are treated by the state giving provocation
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Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin retortion-, retortio, from Latin retortus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion
- generalled
- generalling
- generally
- generally speaking
- generalness
- generalnesses
- generals
- generals-in-chief
- generalship
- generalships
- generalty
- generants
- generate
- generated
- generated more heat than light
- generates
- generating
- generating station
- generation
- generation gap
- Generation X
- generation xer
- Generation Y
- Generation Z
- generational