46 entries under payback topic. ×

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what for(noun, expression, abuse, discipline, reprimand)
2
eye for an eye(noun, expression, idiom, attack, balance)
2
implacability(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation, vengeance)
2
just desserts(noun, expression, abuse, discipline, reprimand)
2
paying back(expression, retaliation, revenge, ruthlessness)
2
spitefulness(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation, vengeance)
2
tit for tat(noun, expression, idiom, act, attack)
2
vindictiveness(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation, vengeance)
1
counterinsurgency(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation, vengeance)
1
counterplay(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation, vengeance)
1
getting even(noun, expression, attack, grievance, retaliation)
1
ill will(expression, attack, grievance, retaliation, vengeance)
1
measure for measure(noun, expression, idiom, act, attack)
0
act of vengeance(expression, idiom, retaliation)
0
animus(attack, grievance, retaliation, vengeance)
0
attack(noun, grievance, retaliation, revenge, vengeance)
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avengment(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation, vengeance)
0
counterstroke(retaliation, revenge, ruthlessness, avengment)
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fight(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation, vengeance)
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grievance(noun, attack, retaliation, vengeance)
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