getback

An act of revenge.

Noun

  1. An act of revenge.
    • If the resource was general and valuable, elements of criminality and vengeful getbacks — 'I'll burn your crops' — were an ever-present threat. - 2013, Brent D. Shaw, Bringing in the Sheaves: Economy and Metaphor in the...
    • I ran from my parents' mistakes and the dark cloud that loomed over me from their petty games of getback. - 2022, Lux Miller, Aether:

    Coordinate Terms: payback

Origin

Deverbal from get back.

Forms

getbacks

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