noun🔗ShareVergeltung, RacheViolent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge."After being teased relentlessly by classmates, the boy's retaliation was to spread rumors about them. "Nachdem der Junge von seinen Klassenkameraden unaufhörlich gehänselt worden war, bestand seine Vergeltung darin, Gerüchte über sie zu verbreiten.actionwarmilitarypolicelawpoliticsstategovernmentsocietyrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading