Thesaurus: retortion

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1. v. t. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back.
2. v. t. Retaliation.
3. 1. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back. [Written also retorsion.] It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive of this intellectual retortion. Sir W. Hamilton. 2. (Law) Retaliation. Wharton.
4. Retaliation. Wharton.
5. v. t. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back. v. t. Retaliation.