Reprisal (Noun)
Meaning
A retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The enemy launched a devastating reprisal after their military outpost was attacked by the resistance fighters.
- In response to the bombing, the government authorized a reprisal strike against the enemy's airbase.
- The reprisal bombing of the city was widely condemned by the international community as a war crime.
- After the rebels ambushed their patrol, the army launched a reprisal operation that left many civilians dead or displaced.
- The reprisal attack was so severe that it forced the enemy to abandon their positions and retreat to a safer location.