Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retorsion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-tor-sion
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of retaliation taken by one nation against another as a reprisal.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

retorsions (plural) retortion (alternative)

Questions

What does retorsion mean?: An act of retaliation taken by one nation against another as a reprisal.

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